Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Muhammad Al Attiyah has "all parties" would be invited to the negotiations process. While talking in a press conference with Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul, who is on an official visit to Doha for the first time after the developments on Taliban's confirmation of opening an office in Qatar. Foreign Minister Al Attiyah also said Qatar is opening an embassy in Kabul soon and he would visit Afghanistan to finalize an agreement of cooperation between the two countries, and hold talks with Afghan officials on the process of negotiations with the Taliban. Kabul had recalled its Ambassador from Doha after the news of Taliban's liaison office was confirmed, while the Karzai Administration was kept in dark.

The embarrassing episode for Karzai Administration being left out in the entire process of talks on opening the Taliban office, and the fact that Qatar does not have an Embassy in Kabul, but playing a major role in attempts to end the conflict in Afghanistan shows how flawed this process has been.

Taliban in a recent statement on their online-forum of questions-and-answers with readers said the opening of office has been a matter between them and the Government of Qatar. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says Qatar is a neutral Islamic country for their "political office". Their recent suspension of talks has put the process on a deadlock again.

As we say in Dari, "come late, come right" it is a welcoming step that the Government of Qatar has realized the importance of an inclusive process of talks involving all domestic and international stakeholders of the negotiations for end of conflict in Afghanistan through a political settlement. If opening an office in Doha has been the choice of the Taliban, and they claim it's a matter between them and the Government of Qatar, Doha should not be just a passive host to this process.

Foreign Minister Al Attiyah saying that his Government will invite all stakeholders, the Afghan Government, the Taliban and other domestic parties to the negotiations is an important realization of the fact which, if neglected, could jeopardize the entire process.

The Government is also not doing any better than the secretive nature of Doha and Washington coming to an agreement with the Taliban about their office. The Karzai Administration lacks an inclusive broad strategy for the talks with the Taliban. They are taking it as a family enterprise in a dictatorial approach to make talks with tribal rivals from the Taliban.

All domestic stakeholders of the conflict in Afghanistan, including different armed groups and the political opposition should be included in the negotiations process, if it is to be successful for genuine reconciliation and peace in Afghanistan.