Members of the Council of Presidential Candidates which represents 13 presidential runners on Wednesday said President Ashraf Ghani’s term has ended and that they will begin civil disobedience as an option to show their opposition against the continuation of the current government.

Based on Article 62 of the Constitution, May 22 marks the end of the National Unity Government’s legal term. However, the Supreme Court in April extended the incumbent government’s tenure until upcoming presidential elections scheduled for September 28.

A number of Kabul-based critics on Wednesday cast their doubt on the aim of the foreign diplomats meetings with the Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and his team in Doha, saying that it means giving legitimacy to the group.

Ghani Baradar has had four meetings with top foreign diplomats in less than a month.