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THE TORSHI DOSSIERS · 01 / DOHA

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They planned their next role. History changed the cast.

Doha promised a new political chapter. Everyone had a role in mind; the ending had other plans. Meet the rivals, negotiators and broadcasters around the peace process—and the futures that never arrived.

The promises, the players, the aftermath. Open each dossier for background and sources.

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Fawzia Koofi

Former MP and peace negotiator

Fawzia Koofi

فوزیه کوفی

Ethnicity
Tajik
Province / origin
Badakhshan

After Moscow, Koofi reported a changed Taliban attitude toward women. Apparently the upgrade had passed its hotel-lobby demonstration. She later warned that the US deal encouraged Taliban hopes of military victory; by then, the peace process had already accepted the terms and conditions. Women got a seat at the talks. Back home, the furniture came with instructions not to leave the house.

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Brief biography

Former parliamentarian from Badakhshan and a member of the Afghan republic's negotiating delegation in Doha. Public biographies identify her as Tajik.

Documented role in the peace process

At a February 2019 AISS discussion after the Moscow talks, Koofi said the Taliban's view of women's activities had changed, subject to their interpretation of Sharia. She later participated in the 2020 intra-Afghan talks and warned in November that the US deal had encouraged Taliban expectations of military victory.

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