Taliban opposition groups conclude conference in Vienna; drawing a road map for the creation of a democratic Afghani
Participants including 50 representatives of political groups and diplomats of some countries, reached an "agreement" on "a road map" for the political future of Afghanistan.
They agreed to lay the groundwork to form a larger inclusive political umbrella, they said at the news conference.Alia Yilmaz, women's rights activist, Ahmad Massoud, leader of the "National Resistance Front", Mohibullah Samim, former Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs, Dawood Ali Najafi, former Minister of Transportation, and Zakaria Mashkoor Kabuli, a Shia cleric based in Germany, gave speech at a press conference explaining the achievements of this meeting.The three-day summit in Vienna was hosted by the Institute for International Affairs Studies. Wolfgang Petrich, the retired Austrian diplomat and head of the organization, told reporters that the third Vienna meeting was "successful" and more "useful and constructive" for Afghanistan than previous conferences.
