Haqqani family's inclusion in black list is violation of Doha Agreement: Taliban

KABUL (92 News) – The Taliban have termed the inclusion of the Haqqani family in the black list as violation of the Doha Agreement.

In a statement on Thursday, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that the Haqqani family is part of the Islamic Emirate and does not have a separate identity or organization. "Similarly, in Doha Agreement all officials of the Islamic Emirate without any exception were part of interaction with the US and should have been removed from the UN and US blacklists, a demand which still remains valid."

He demanded that the Haqqani family should be removed from the black list.

"That America and other countries are making such provocative statements and trying to meddle the internal affairs of Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate condemns it in the strongest terms. Such remarks by US officials are a repetition of past failed experiments and such positions detrimental for America. We urge that these incorrect policies be immediately reversed through diplomatic interactions," he maintained.