A list obtained by Amu shows that 36 political figures and activists as well as members of the Supreme Council of Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan and the National Movement for Peace and Justice have been invited to Pakistan meeting on Afghanistan.
Names on the list include Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Mustafa Mastoor, Shinkai Karokhail, Fawzia Koofi, Abdul Rahman Hekmatyar, Khan Agha Rezayi, Nargis Nehan, and Balqis Ahmadi, among others.
At least 17 women are on the list, including Masooma Khawari, Alia Yilmaz, Zahra Hosseini, Sheema Khoghyani, Seema Noori, Shahrzad Koofi Ahmadi, Sajieh Begum Amin, Masouda Karokhi, Selma Nawid Yousefzai, and Nabila Mosleh.
Other invitees include Mirwais Nab, Idrees Zaman, Noor Rahman Akhlaqi, Abdullah Qarluq, Ahmadullah Alizai, Ziauddin Aryan Nezhad, Mujib Rahman Rahimi, Asar-ul-Haq Hakimi, Mohammad Karim Atal, Fraidoon Elham, Ahmad Sohail Behbood, and Jawad Ahmadi.
The meeting, scheduled for Aug. 25 and 26 in Islamabad, has already stirred widespread reactions. According to sources, participants will discuss human rights, the situation of women and girls, and Afghanistan’s political future.
Taliban have said they will not issue an official reaction at this stage. Pakistan has also not formally commented on the meeting.
The Afghanistan Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry meanwhile protested the inclusion of its director, Salma Yousufzai, on the list of invitees to the meeting.
In a statement, the chamber said Yousufzai’s name was added to the list “without official permission” and that she had not confirmed participation in the event. She warned that the unauthorized listing could cause confusion and present a “misleading portrayal” of the role of national institutions.
