Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danesh, at an event marking the International Day of Peace, called on the Taliban to not disrupt unity among Afghans when it comes to choosing a religious basis for the peace negotiations in Doha.

Sources have said that out of the three disputed issues in the talks, one is the religious basis for the negotiations, which the Taliban is insisting be Hanafi jurisprudence.

“On behalf of the Shias of Afghanistan, I urge the Taliban to not make attempts to disrupt the friendship and unity among the people of Afghanistan,” Danesh said, adding that Afghanistan’s peace “belongs to everyone,” not to any specific group.

In this episode host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with the following guests:

Fazl Hadi Wazin, a university lecturer

Fardin Hashimi, university lecturer

Ali Amiri, University, lecturer and writer