With the participation of 60 personalities .. Doha hosts the Afghan Peace Conference

The Afghan peace conference was opened Sunday in the Qatari capital of Doha, attended by about 60 people from different walks of life of the Afghan people and representatives of the Taliban movement.

The conference is co-sponsored by Germany and Qatar, and the two countries hope that this dialogue will contribute to building trust between the Afghan parties. Afghan personalities attended the dialogue conference in their personal capacity.

Al-Jazeera correspondent in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, said 17 members of the movement's political bureau were participating in the Afghan dialogue led by Taliban negotiating chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stankzai.

Afghan television reported that about 53 people - current and former politicians, media professionals, clerics and members of civil society - arrived in Qatar on a private flight.

For his part, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Afghans "have begun the difficult task of ending the conflict in their country and building a common future together."

For his part, the German envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marcus Potsel, said that the Afghan dialogue is in the interest of efforts to reduce the suffering faced by the Afghan people, stressing that the future of Afghanistan can not be imposed from abroad, but can be achieved only by the Afghans themselves.

"The Afghan people are going through a crucial historical phase that separates two options, either to move forward in strengthening the political process, guaranteeing all the rights of the Afghan people and achieving their aspirations," said Mutlaq bin Majid al-Qahtani, the Qatari foreign minister's special envoy for fighting terrorism and conflict resolution. The continuation of the cycle of violence and destruction and the disappearance of the dreams of future generations. "

The conference coincides with the seventh round of talks between the Taliban and the US delegation led by special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, who announced the progress of negotiations with the Taliban, describing them as the most productive.