The Afghan government has prepared an initial list of the Qatar delegation which consists of 250 members.
KABUL - The government of Afghanistan has prepared the list of 250 people, including some women, political figures and government officials to attend the upcoming peace talks with the Taliban representatives in Doha, the capital of Qatar, expected to open on Friday, said a statement of Presidential Media Relations office on Tuesday.
The delegation, according to the statement, includes representatives from political parties, Jihadi leaders, religious scholars, families of martyrs, government-owned peace council, legislators, civil society, women, youths, journalists, government officials and tribal elders.
President Ashraf Ghani's aide Amrullah Saleh, head of Administrative Office of the President Abdul Waheed Qatali, government's key critic Ata Mohammad Noor, independent presidential runner Haneef Atmar and his vice-president nominee Younus Qanooni as well as some cabinet ministers are also in the list, the statement added.
Mohammad Khan and Mohammad Mohaqqeq, two aides of the National Unity Government's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, are also members of the delegation.
President Ghani's spokesman Haroon Chakhansuri has told a news briefing that the list introduced a delegation with members of all segments of the Afghan society.
The intra-Afghan dialogue has been slated for April 19-21 in Doha to find a negotiated settlement to Afghanistan's protracted war and civil strife. (Xinhua)