(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) World Panorama: Afghan Peace Talks

Topic: Afghan Peace Talks

Episode: 362

Topic Description:

The Taliban this week held an extraordinary two day meeting with high-ranking Afghan politicians – including women in Moscow. The unprecedented gathering saw the Taliban outline their vision for Afghanistan – including rules around women and the adoption of an Islamic constitution – before heavyweights, including former president Hamid Karzai, in televised talks.

The roundtable, which saw women defend their rights, comes a week after the insurgents held talks with US negotiators in Doha about ending the 17-year war. The Doha and Moscow talks, though entirely separate, both excluded the government in Kabul, where President Ashraf Ghani has expressed anger at being increasingly sidelined from key peace negotiations.