KABUL/ANKARA, 21 April, 2021 (TON): Amidst non participation by the Taliban, the U.S.-backed Turkey Afghan peace conference in Turkey was postponed, according to the sources.

The conference was scheduled for 24 April and was expected to see inclusive participation from parties to the Afghan conflict.

On Wednesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, “We have consulted with Qatar, the US and the UN.”

“We have decided to postpone the Istanbul Conference on the Afghanistan peace process after Eid al-Fitr.”

The US, Turkey, Qatar and UN have reportedly attempted to convince the Taliban to attend the planned meeting in Turkey.

But the group has insisted that the U.S. to first implement the Doha agreement before starting of the Istanbul conference.

The Doha agreement involves that the U.S. needs to honor its agreement signed under the Trump administration to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by 1 May.

However, on Tuesday, the Afghan government affirmed that the list of a republic delegation for the conference has been finalized.