Afghan MPs threaten to boycott Hamid Karzai's Taliban peace talks plan

President Hamid Karzai's attempt to kickstart a peace process with the Taliban in Afghanistan has been delayed again by angry MPs who have threatened to boycott a national gathering intended to establish the ground rules for talks.

An official spokesman for the jirga said that although the meeting of around 1,400 people had not yet been "officially" postponed, it had been hit by "technical difficulties".

Afghan politicians have also criticised the event for not being truly representative. "They are hand-picked by governors who were picked by the president. These representatives will simply say yes to whatever [Karzai] wants," said Fauzia Kufi, an MP from northern Afghanistan. - Afghan MPs threaten to boycott Hamid Karzai's Taliban peace talks plan

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