Kabul, Jan 13(ANI): Prominent Afghan minorities have backed possible US-brokered peace talks with the Taliban.
The statement of the coalition representing Afghan ethnic minorities came after attending a Berlin conference.
Most members of the delegation had fought in the Northern Alliance against the Taliban government in the 1990s.
The minority support for Afghan peace process is crucial because many former Northern Alliance figures still wield power, and might disapprove a deal with the Taliban and thus spark fears of a civil war.
Prominent Afghan National Front opposition coalition leader Ahmad Zia Masood said he supports peace talks but cautioned the government against granting too many concessions to the Taliban.
"The achievements we have gained in the last 10 years, we shouldn't let go of them," The Daily Express quoted Masood, as saying.
Ethnic Hazara leader Mohammad Muhaqiq called on the minority leaders to participate in any peace talks with the Taliban.
"If the government is going to start a peace process, then we should also be in this process because we also represent part of the nation. If the peace process is not clear, then peace cannot be successful," Muhaqiq said. (ANI)
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