According to Aizaz Saeed, right at the start of the negotiations, a member of the Afghan delegation said, "Immediately cease the war, otherwise we will take another route."
In response, Khawaja Asif said, "Alright, fine, you take the other route first, and negotiations will happen after that," after which Khawaja Asif began to stand up, leaving the Afghan delegation stunned and bewildered. Then, at the insistence of the Qatari mediator, Khawaja Sahib sat back down, but after that, the Afghan delegation didn't have the courage to speak up in front of Khawaja Sahib anymore, and they mostly just kept saying "yes."