President Ashraf Ghani challenges Afghan Reconciliation Council; accuses it of overreach

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday held a meeting with his predecessor Hamid Karzai and kwn Aghan intellectual Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf. During meeting, Ashraf Ghani said that decisions on constitutional amendments and option of a republican governance model are t under  remit of Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation. President's statement regarding constitutional amendments came amid reports that negotiators of Afghan government and Taliban in Doha have agreed on modalities of peace process in a 21-article document.

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Ghani challenges Reconciliation Council's authority

sources at meeting also informed that Representatives of High Council for Reconciliation also partake in talks. Asserting that he would 'never here to principles of republicanism' Ghani said that he will never bargain on ' first and second articles of constitutions & on safety of security and defence forces. Stating that High Council has authority to make decisions that belong to people of Afghan under constitutions, Afghan leer also stressed that it would be State of Afghanistan to be mentioned in Doha Document as a party to talks. 

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Since September 12, peace talks between Afghan government and Taliban have been underway in Qatar's capital Doha. Afghanistan in peace talks is demanding a permanent ceasefire. Or key topics on this nda include Afghanistan's future political system and a range of social issues. Meanwhile, Taliban movement wants Afghanistan to opt Islamic system of governance. intra-Afghan reconciliation demands a withdrawal of foreign troops from country. 

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(With ANI inputs)