Peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan are under threat, AP reported citing a high-ranking official.

On Friday, April 19, the first negotiations between Afghan and Taliban officials are to take place in Qatar. This is the first important step towards the final cessation of the protracted war in Afghanistan. 

Taliban refused to negotiate with representatives of the Afghan government, considering it a “puppet” of the United States. All this time, negotiations took place between the Taliban and US representatives.

The senior official said negotiations went awry after President Ashraf Ghani opposed a list of participants announced by Barakats organization. A list of 243 people was announced by Qatar on Thursday.

That list differed from Ghanis list of 250 people, which included many more women, according to a senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.