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Afghan Taliban: Moscow Conference Is About ‘Ending The American Occupation’
On November 6 and 8, 2018, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization) issued two statements to clarify its stance on the multilateral Moscow conference being held on Friday, November 9, 2018. The Taliban and several countries – the U.S., Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan – will attend the conference. The Islamic Emirate views the conference as a platform offering it international diplomatic legitimacy. Its statements refer to the Afghan government as the “Kabul administration,” meaning that the rest of the country outside Kabul is controlled by the Islamic Emirate.
Taliban Delegation Tells Moscow Conference: ‘The Withdrawal Of Foreign Soldiers Is Necessary For Peace In Afghanistan’
On November 9, 2018, soon after the same-day multilateral conference in Moscow, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization) published the text of the speech delivered by its delegation. The Taliban and several countries – the U.S., Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan – attended the day-long conference aimed at resolving the Afghan problem. The Islamic Emirate was led by officials from its Doha-based Political Office. The five-member Taliban delegation comprised of Al-Haj Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai, Mawlawi Salam Hanafi, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Mawlawi Shahabuddin Delawar, Mawlawi Zia-ur-Rahman Madani, and Al-Haj Muhammad Sohail Shaheen.(by memri.org).