Quetta Shura
The Quetta Shura is a militant, Afghan Taliban organization based in Quetta , led by Mohammed Omar . It emerged from the remnants of the Taliban government of Afghanistan, which was overthrown in 2001.
In 2010 it expanded its sphere of influence at the expense of other Islamist organizations in Afghanistan.
The Afghan government under Hamid Karzai tried to enter into a dialogue with the group in 2010 and tried to have some of its relatives, including Mohammed Omar himself, removed from the UN terrorist list . The group negotiated with the Afghan government in autumn 2010 about peace and possible participation in the government.
Web links
- Ingrid Müller: "The Taliban have also changed". In: The time . October 17, 2011, accessed on October 17, 2011 (interview with Habibullah Fouzi, member of the Afghan Peace Council, on the effects of the murder of Burhānuddin Rabbāni , negotiations with the Quetta Shura and the general situation at the end of 2011).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karzai is reportedly negotiating with the Taliban. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . October 7, 2010, accessed October 7, 2010 .
- ↑ anr / Reuters / AFP: UN terror list: Karzai and USA are pushing for numerous Taliban to be deleted. In: Spiegel Online . July 12, 2010, accessed May 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Very seriously. In: ORF.at . October 6, 2010, accessed October 6, 2010 .