the taliban appointed by president hamid karzai to try to reconcile with the insurgents .
kabul ( reuters ) - afghanistan will accept a taliban liaison office in the qatari capital , doha .
u.s. officials have held about half a dozen meetings with their insurgent contacts , mostly in germany and doha with representatives of mullah omar , leader of the taliban 's quetta shura , this year to prepare the way for face - to - face talks between the group and the afghan government .
rabbani 's death , karzai said peace efforts could only take place if the taliban .
the insurgents , who perceive themselves as winning the war , have repeatedly said they would not engage in peace talks with the government while foreign troops remain on afghan soil .
the council , according to a copy of the 11 - point note made available to reuters , also said any peace process with the taliban would have to have the support of an afghan media reports that the u.s. and other foreign governments with a stake in the war may try to strike a separate deal with the taliban insisted monday it would not tolerate foreign interference in any talks .
a representative office for the group is considered the starting point for such talks and doha has in the past served as a meeting ground for initial contacts .
but the afghan peace commission which has suffered a series of setbacks including the assassination of its head in september said that negotiations with the taliban could only begin after they stopped violence against civilians , cut ties to al qaeda , and accepted the afghan constitution which guarantees civil rights and liberties , including rights for women .
afghans must be in the lead in the talks , " qasimyar told the associated press . "