Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has finalized a list of 20 representatives to negotiate with the Taliban, an important step towards the much-awaited intra-Afghan talks.
These are the names on Ghani's peace negotiating team, released on Wednesday night:
- Masoom Stanikzai
- Zakia Wardak
- Dr. Shahla Farid
- Mohammad Natiqi
- Hafiz Mansour
- Nader Nadery
- Abdul Matin Bek
- Enayatullah Baligh
- Mohammad Amin Karim
- Habiba Sarabi
- Zainab Muahed
- Zarar Ahmad Moqbel
- Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
- Sharifa Zurmati
- General Ayoub Ansari
- Batur Dostum
- Dr. Rasoul Talib
- Kalimullah Naqibi
- Khalid Noor
- Dr. Amin Ahmadi