Afghanistan, Feb. 12 -- As the Doha conference nears, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the deputy of the caretaker government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has told the media that the Taliban government is thinking about joining the conference and will let everyone know its decision soon.

Mr. Stanikzai made these remarks on Sunday, February 11, during a ceremony commemorating the forty-fifth anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in Kabul. On the other hand, sources suggest that preparations for the Doha conference are nearing completion.

The two-day Doha conference, initiated by the United Nations on Afghanistan, scheduled for February 18th and 19th, will discuss major challenges facing Afghanistan with representat...