Afghanistan, April 17 -- The Taliban group has mocked the Afghan government over the list of 250 delegates for Qatar talks, saying 'the creators of the list must realize that this is an orderly and prearranged conference in a far-away Gulf country and not an invitation to some wedding or other party at a hotel in Kabul.'

The group has also claimed that the government has fears regarding such gatherings and progress made in peace efforts.

"The Kabul administration has published a list of 250 participants for the said conference but the hosts of this conference have no plans of accepting so many people from Kabul and neither is such participation normal in such conferences," Taliban said in a statement earlier today.

The statement furthe...