KABUL, 13 April, 2021 (TON): The delegation that is expected to attend the Turkey conference should be inclusive and that it should defend Afghans’ interests and the gains of the last two decades, lawmakers in the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of the Afghan Parliament.

During the Monday session, the choice of delegation members had created tension among lawmakers who went into details on the issue.

Nilofar Ibrahimi, an MP from Badakhshan said,  “The level of the presence of ethnic groups should be considered in the delegation formation because it is not good to have 90% of one side from one respected ethnic group and 50% of the government side also represent one respected ethnic group.”

“The Taliban, who see themselves as representatives of the respected ethnic group of Pashtuns, have not represented this ethnic group and they will not be able to,” said Khan Agha Rezaee, an MP from Kabul.

“Afghans are the victims of this land but those countries benefit from it who have kept fueling the war,” said Mamur Ahmadzai, an MP from Baghlan.

“The proposals from us have no importance for them. They have made their decision and they know what evil to impose on this country,” said Ramazan Bashardost, an MP from Kabul.

Meanwhile, however, other MPs meanwhile were criticized for regarding the Taliban as one ethnic group. Such statements disrupted the session. Following this, the live event was stopped for a while.