INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A number of exiled Afghan politicians recently gathered in Turkey&s capital Ankara where they formed a council and called on the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to engage in talks with them.The politicians met at the residence of former vice-president Abdul Rashid Dostum
and included Abdu Rab-ur-Rasool Sayyaf, Atta Mohammad Noor, Mohammad Mohaqiq, Karim Khalili, Ahmad Wali Masoud, Mohammad Alam Ezidyar and
Mir Rahman Rahmani.Ehsan Nero, a spokesman for Dostum, said that the meeting was held to exchange views on how &we could change the
challenging situation in Afghanistan.While urging talks with IEA, the politicians issued a statement and declared support for the conflict
that is underway in some provinces in the country.Such a large meeting was held in Turkey with the Turkish police providing security
They will meet again in Austria two weeks later and then in Geneva
There is certainly something fishy going on,& said Ahmad Saeedi, a political analyst.Habibullah Janibdar, another political analyst,
however, said that such meetings would not help Afghanistan as Afghans have already tested these politicians.The IEA meanwhile has already
formed a commission to encourage Afghans in exile to return home.Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the IEA, said that the &door for talks
is already open.We have no problems with any Afghan
We would welcome anyone returning
Their wealth would be safe,& Mujahid said.But Allah forbid, if they intend to start a war, then obviously Afghans won''t allow it,& Mujahid
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