Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and US commander of the NATO Alliance General John Nelson
Kabul … News Time
The Afghan government has rejected the decision of direct US and Taliban leadership talks no progress is possible without the involvement of the Afghan government, while the NATO Alliance also rejected this possibility. According to the Afghan News Agency, deputy spokesman of Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has said Peace talks are held only by the leadership of the Afghan government However; the US can play a role in facilitating peace talks.
The CEO office was reacted with news about the direct talks with the Taliban, but no statement was issued by the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on this information. The Taliban spokesman for the Qatar office said that the US leadership has not contacted him for negotiations however, by contacting the Taliban; the Taliban will welcome the talks. In this regard, Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hikmatyar has said that the US leadership advised them about the direct talks with the Taliban. In response, he said that the Taliban should be part of the International Dialogue, because this move will help resolve the Afghan issue. Gulbuddin Hakim added that he also told the American leadership that if the Taliban want to meet the US leadership directly so I do not mind and American officials can start negotiations. According to the news agency, NATO alliance in Afghanistan has also rejected the news of the US and Taliban direct talks.
General John Nelson, US commander of NATO in Afghanistan, said earlier that the US is ready to negotiate with the Taliban directly however, now he has clarified that the US, the Afghan people and the Afghan government could not prove to be an alternative to understanding my statement, my stand was that the US is ready to join the talks.
Former President Hamid Karzai says US strategy in Afghanistan has failed, the situation in security in the country is worse; America will never complete a complete withdrawal. During an interview with Chinese media, former President Karzai strongly condemned the recent statement of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the situation in Afghanistan is better, He said that the situation has become worse. Former President says improvement improves the war and peace in the country, he said that the US will not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. If so, bilateral relations with China, Russia, India, Pakistan and Iran can establish peace in Afghanistan.
