Maulana Samiul Haq (left) talks to Mutahidda Mujlis-e-Amal (MMA) Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad in 2002. Haq has called for China to help negotiations between Afghanistan and the Taliban. Photo: handout
Maulana Samiul Haq (left) talks to Mutahidda Mujlis-e-Amal (MMA) Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad in 2002. Haq has called for China to help negotiations between Afghanistan and the Taliban. Photo: handout
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‘Father of the Taliban’ calls on China to aid Afghan peace talks

Maulana Samiul Haq says China would be welcomed as an arbitrator in negotiations and shouldn’t ‘leave matters of such a great importance solely to the US’

Bloomberg
Bloomberg

Updated: 10:55pm, 2 Oct, 2018

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Maulana Samiul Haq (left) talks to Mutahidda Mujlis-e-Amal (MMA) Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad in 2002. Haq has called for China to help negotiations between Afghanistan and the Taliban. Photo: handout
Maulana Samiul Haq (left) talks to Mutahidda Mujlis-e-Amal (MMA) Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad in 2002. Haq has called for China to help negotiations between Afghanistan and the Taliban. Photo: handout
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