Jade-Abresham(Silk Way)Weekly: a three-day meeting of 30 Afghanistan anti-Taliban political figures in Vienna, Austria, ended on Saturday, 17 September, with issuing a statement.
In this meeting, Afghan political figures including Ahmad Masoud the leader of the NRF, Ranging Dadfar Spanta, Zulmai Rasul, Rahmatullah Nabil, Fawzia Kofi, Shokria Barekzi and a number of other anti-Taliban Afghan politicians participated.
The participants emphasized on a national and democratic dialogue to end the current crisis in Afghanistan and accused the Taliban of monopolizing the power. They also said the international community’s efforts to encourage the Taliban to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan have failed.
“The Taliban take care government insists on exclusion, monopoly of power and oppose forming an inclusive government based on the will of the nation.”
The participants said they see the Vienna meeting as the beginning of a meaningful political process among all Afghan currents, political parties, and political and civil activists to boost and strengthen a common vision to lead to forming a comprehensive political and alternative structure in Afghanistan.
They urged the international community to ensure forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan based on the will of all Afghans.
The Vienna statement added the participants support the legitimate resistance of Afghans.
Increasing the presence of the terrorist groups and their activities supported by the Taliban in Afghanistan was one of the other main points mentioned in the statement.
The participants of the Vienna meeting urged the countries not to use double standards in their fight against terrorism.
“With returning of the Taliban and their support of the presence of the regional and international terrorist groups and their activities in Afghanistan, we call on the regional countries and the international community to act against the terrorist groups indiscriminately and according to the UNSC.”
The participants said they supported the historical and just struggles of Afghan women and emphasized that girls’ schools above 7 grade shall be opened without any changes in their educational curriculum.
In another part of the statement, they called on the UN to document Anti-human crimes, publish them, and, advocate for ensuring justice.
“We welcome regional and international consensus for not recognizing the Taliban regime in order to force the Taliban to form an inclusive government based on the will of the Afghan people.”
Vienna meeting was held by Austria International Institute for 3 days in Vienna behind closed doors and anti-Taliban political and military figures participated in the meeting.
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