KABUL - Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at a peace seminar on Sunday declared that the peace talks with the Taliban will not be impeding on the rights of people, which many have feared.

Abdullah stressed at the event, which was also attended by former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, that peace should be achieved in a way that respects the rights of citizens and should not jeopardize the past achievements made in the country.

"Peace doesn't mean to make a deal on honor, prestige and rights of the people," Abdullah said. "If these efforts are taken place in respect to these points, then they are based on people's demands."

Many have supported the talks of peace with the Taliban, but have stressed on different points. Deputy leader of Mahaz Milli Islami Party Sayed Hamid Gailani said that peace talks with the Taliban will begin in two to three weeks, emphasizing that the government should not let such an opportunity slip.

Gailani warned that if this opportunity is not taken and acted upon properly, then Afghanistan will never get another chance in the future.

"According to the words of the elders, the peace talks will begin in two to three weeks," he said. "The result of these talks will be cleared afterwards.

Meanwhile, this is a good opportunity for Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States, and others who are determined to bring peace. If this opportunity is not used properly, then Afghanistan will never be given this chance again."

Former Taliban Commader in Nangarhar, Abdul Salam Rocketi, said that the Taliban will come to the negotiation table with their demands to be met.

"The Taliban ruled Afghanistan for years and without a doubt they want a share in the government," Rocketi explained. "They will be asking for changes and adjustments in the constitution."

According to a number of Pakistani newspapers, Pakistani officials have stated that the first round of peace talks will be held in Qatar. No one from the Afghan government and the Taliban has confirmed or the denied the statements made in Pakistan.

On Saturday at a joint press conference with the U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, President Ashraf Ghani expressed unprecedented hope in the prospects of a negotiated peace talk with the Taliban, calling the conditions for peace talks better than they ever have been, and asserting confidently, "we are on the right track."

As talks of peace surface, residents of Afghanistan have demanded that the past years achievements in the country be respected and maintained, especially the rights of women, human rights and freedom of speech. (Tolonews)