ISLAMABAD:
Afghan Taliban have demanded their political office in Qatar yet again, to be re-opened for talks and contacts with the world community and stakeholders in Afghanistan.
The office was closed down in 2013 just days after it was formally opened due to then Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s objections over the use of the flag and plaque of the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ at the building.
Though the Qatar office is still closed, Taliban negotiators continue to live in Doha.
At an international conference in Norway last week, the head of Taliban’s political office Sayed Tayyeb Agha said the group had the right to call themselves the Islamic Emirate and use its flag at their office.
