US Members of the House of Representatives "secret" meeting in Berlin at the Aspen Institute with Afghan Warlords:

The United States has agreed in principle to release high-ranking Taliban officials from Guantánamo Bay in Cuba in return for the Afghan insurgents’ agreement to open a political office in Qatar for peace negotiations.  Meanwhile is the US negotiating with the Northern Alliance warlords who were invited to a meeting in Berlin in January 8 and 9 at the Aspen Institute. The Warlords met with a group of four members of the U.S. House of Representatives for private talks. The label for the meeting was:

“AFGHANISTAN 2014 – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN DIALOGUE WITH LEADERS FROM NORTHERN, WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN“

Representatives from the Northern Alliance:
Dr. Abdullah Abduallah Head of the National Coalition for Hope and Change (he was invited, but now it is said that he did not attend the Berlin meeting between Afghan opposition representatives and U.S. lawmakers 20120112)
General Abdul Rashid Dostum Leader, National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan
Mohammad Karim Khalili Leader, Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan
Ahmad Zia Massoud Chairman, National Front
Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq Leader, People’s Unity Party of Afghanistan
Ustad Atta Mohammad Noor Governor of Balkh Province
Yunus Qanuni Former Speaker, Wolesi Jirga
Amrullah Saleh Former Director, National Security Directorate
Hussain Yasa Chairman, Afghanistan Group of Newspapers
Faizullah Zaki Vice Chairman, National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan

US Representatives:
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA),
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX),
Rep. Steve King (R-IA),
Rep.  Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)

The German Foreign Ministry (Auswärtiges Amt) was aware that 20120108 amd 20120109, on invitation by the US Aspen Institute, representatives of the U.S. Congress and representatives of the Afghan Northern Alliance have met in Berlin. This event took place in the sole responsibility of the Berlin Aspen Institute. The German government has not been part of these talks.

Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher published the below report about the event:
Berlin, Germany, Jan 9 - Today, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), led a bipartisan Congressional delegation strategy session with leaders of Afghanistan’s newly formed National Front, to discuss alternatives to Hamid Karazi’s consideration of including the Taliban in Afghanistan’s coalition government. Reps. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Steve King (R-IA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) and several leaders of Afghanistan’s National Front joined Rep. Rohrabacher in Berlin.

“The Afghans and Members of Congress meeting in Berlin today have concluded that there is a serious concern the blood and treasure invested in Afghanistan over this last decade may well have been in vain,” said Rohrabacher. “The overly centralized government power structure in Afghanistan is contrary to that country’s culture and has inhibited progress toward building a stable and democratic society there.

“The incompetence and corruption of Karzai’s government has now brought serious consideration to accepting the Taliban as part of the coalition government, this would be a betrayal of those Americans who shed their blood in the last decade, as well as, a sellout of the brave Afghans in the North Alliance who cast their lot with us after 9/11 in order to defeat the Taliban dictatorship. All participants in this meeting agreed that if the Taliban wants to participate in running for democratic office, they should be permitted to do so, but they should not be included in a back room deal among power brokers so that they would hold some kind of authority and power in an upcoming Afghan government.”

Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the People's Unity Party of Afghanistan and an influential power broker in the country, said: "we are not against achieving peace through negotiation, our doubts are about the quality and mechanism of the negotiations." (Reporting by Alexandra Hudson)

Joint policy statement:
“We call for a national dialogue on a revised Constitution to correct the inherent flaws in the present power structure by decentralizing the political system, making it more compatible with the diverse political, social and cultural nature of Afghanistan. The Afghan people deserve and need a parliamentary form of democracy instead of a personality-centered Presidential system.

“We firmly believe that any negotiation with the Taliban can only be acceptable, and therefore effective, if all parties to the conflict are involved in the process. The present form of discussions with the Taliban is flawed, as it excludes anti-Taliban Afghans. It must be recalled that the Taliban extremists and their Al-Qaeda supporters were defeated by Afghans resisting extremism with minimal human embedded support from the United States and International community. The present negotiations with the Taliban fail to take into account the risks, sacrifices and legitimate interests of the Afghans who ended the brutal oppression of all Afghans.

“In order to speed the withdrawal of international forces, the participants believe it is essential to strengthen regional and national institutions that are inclusive and represent the concerns of all the communities of Afghanistan.

“The participants favor a change in the Electoral System from a Single Non Transferable Vote System to a nationally accepted variant of the Proportional Representation system with equal opportunities for both independent candidates, the political parties, or tribal representatives. We also support the election of Governors and empowerment of provincial councils. Such elected Governors and provincial councils should also have authority for such things as creating budgets and generating revenue, overseeing police and healthcare, as well as establishing educational authority, if they so desire.”

Mr. Ahmed Zia Massoud, Chairman, National Front
General Abdul Rashid Dostum, Leader, National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan
Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, Leader, People´s Unity Party of Afghanistan
Mr. Amrullah Saleh, Former Director, Afghan National Security Directorate
Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-California)
Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-California)
Represenative Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Representative Steve King (R-Iowa)