(VOVworld) – The Taliban has demanded the United Nations remove the group from a blacklist in order to resume peace talks with the Afghan government to end armed conflict in Afghanistan.

Guests arrive for the opening ceremony of the Taliban political office in Doha on June 18, 2013

The Taliban set the pre-condition on the sidelines of unofficial peace talks launched in Qatar by Afghan officials, activists, and Taliban representatives in Qatar. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, said it wants its name removed from the UN’s blacklist, demands that its members be allowed to freely travel around the world, and that its political office in Doha be reopened. The Afghan High Peace Council urged the Taliban to resume dialogue without conditions.