KABUL – The Taliban have voiced their opposition to an upcoming peaceconference of religious scholars in Jakarta.

Last month, Indonesian president offered to host the event, a move welcomedby the Afghan government. Pakistan so far said nothing in this regard.

Organised by the Indonesian government, the meeting of Ulema is aimed tofind a solution to the decades-long conflict in Afghanistan according tothe Jakarta Globe.

Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla, who attended the Kabul PeaceProcess, was quoted as saying: “We hope the conference will result in amutual agreement, or Fatwa to bring peace to Afghanistan.”

The Indonesian Ulema Council has discussed preparations for the event,slated for March 15-19.

On Saturday, the Taliban rejected the conference. The group spokesman,Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghanistan was not only a complicated issue butalso a major problem for the Islamic Ummahlink>.

The militant movement had evolved a proper system in the country, but theUS had destroyed it, Mujahid alleged.

“By giving legitimacy to the Kabul administration and with its propaganda,the US wants to deceive Muslim countries. The meeting of scholars inIndonesia or some other Islamic country is a misleading move,” thestatement added.

The Taliban urged the Islamic countries not to support such conferences andalso avoid participating in them.