Reports over the weekend are that the intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha are nearing a breakthrough, with both sides close to agreeing on the procedural rules for the talks to continue on. That’s been a sticking point for weeks.
The Taliban wanted the procedural rules very straightforward, built around the US-Taliban peace deal with interpretations left open to religious theory. President Ghani apparently isn’t keen on that.
Ghani apparently is opposed to agreement on the procedural process. Negotiators, who back the agreement, warn that the disagreement will make more blame the government for lack of process.
It’s not clear if Ghani is the final decision-maker, however. Though he is president, he’s assigned Abdullah Abdullah to make the deals, and it seems those involved in the talks generally favor these terms.
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