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The former head of the National Directorate of Security, Amrullah Saleh, said in an exclusive interview with TOLOnews that any kind of peace negotiations that lacked one of the three key players - the US, Afghanistan and the Taliban - would be a failure.

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He also said that Pakistan and the Taliban have no interest in possible negotiations in Qatar, and does not see any change in the fundamental aims of Taliban.

He pointed out that the Taliban have not condemned armed extremism, have not renounce violence and do not believe in a multicultural Afghanistan.

"The Taliban feel safe in Pakistan and are looking to concentrate on their aims," Mr Saleh said. "So, the soft approach from the Afghan government and Nato raises questions."

He added: "Grossman meets with Taliban leaders; who represented the Afghan people in those negotiations? All the parties should be directly involved in Afghan solution." Marc Grossman is the special US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

He said that the current system of government and democracy in Afghanistan are an achievement of the Afghan people. He said that the establishment of a political for the Taliban in Qatar undermines the trust of Afghans in their government.