Afghan govt’s 21-member team includes 5 women to negotiate with Taliban

The Taliban had demanded the unconditional release of 5,000 prisoners before starting talks with the government

The Taliban had demanded the unconditional release of 5,000 prisoners before starting talks with the government

Kabul … News Time

The Afghan government has finalized a 21-member delegation, including 5 women, for intra-Afghan talks with the Taliban. The negotiating team will be led by former intelligence Chief Masoom Stanekzai, who has a tribal identity with the Taliban as a Pashtun although no immediate details were immediately available whether Abdullah Abdullah, the former chief executive, supported the delegation. It is noteworthy that the delegation also included Batur Dostum whose father Abdul Rashid Dostum was former fighter and ally of Abdullah.

The Afghan Ministry of Peace said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani expressed his best wishes with the delegation and emphasized that the best interests of the country, the common values ​​of the Afghan people and the principle of united Afghanistan were restored in all stages of the dialogue. Keep an eye out. The five women included in the delegation include Habiba Sarabi, a senior leader of the government’s High Peace Council, who is from the Hazara community and Shia. Also in the delegation is a female delegate, Fawzia Koofi, who is of Tajik origin and a women’s rights activist and has a strong stand against the Taliban. However, it is not known when and where Intra-Afghan talks will begin. On the other hand, Coronavirus pandemic officials say the video conference could initiate negotiations.

It should be noted that the government had said that their officials would meet directly with the Taliban and discuss mass prisoner exchanges. There will be 5,000 Taliban prisoners released and 1000 by the government. It should be noted that the US and Taliban have signed an agreement on the transfer of prisoners, which is not signed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. It should be noted that the Trump administration has decided to cut $ 1 billion in funding for a parallel government formation between Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani and former chief executive Abdullah Abdullah. The US has further threatened that if they do not agree, every kind of cooperation will be reduced.

US and Taliban deal:

It should be noted that a peace deal was reached between the Afghan Taliban and the US government in Doha, Qatar’s capital, on February 29. According to the agreement, the United States and its allies will ensure the withdrawal of all foreigners, including military, paramilitary, contractor, civilian, private security personnel and advisers from Afghanistan in the next 14 months. The agreement states that an agreement between the US and the Afghan Taliban has been reached; its allies will ensure the withdrawal of 8600 troops in the first 135 days. The agreement reached between the Afghan Taliban and the US government, where several countries, including the European Union and Pakistan, have expressed happiness, there are some US politicians criticizing Donald Trump’s government, but the US president has also criticized the peace deal. A few hours after the peace deal was reached, Donald Trump held a press conference with top officials at the White House and wished to meet with the Afghan Taliban’s top leadership soon.

Talking to the deal, Donald Trump said that under the agreement, the United States and its allies could immediately withdraw 13,000 to 8,000 troops from Afghanistan simultaneously. And the agreement also gives them the option to deploy the army back to Afghanistan if needed. It should be noted that the agreement reached between the Afghan Taliban and the US government consists of four central parts. According to the first part of these central points, the Taliban will not allow the territory of Afghanistan to use any organization, group or individual that would endanger the United States or its allies. The second part of the agreement states that the withdrawal of US and its allies from Afghanistan will be ensured. According to the third point of the agreement, the Taliban will begin the intra-Afghan negotiation process from March 10, 2020. Similarly, the fourth and final focal point of the agreement states that after the intra-Afghan negotiations, the political process in Afghanistan will be decided.

Remember that last year, Afghan Taliban leaders and Donald Trump met at Camp David in the US state of Maryland. However, following the resignation of National Security Adviser John Bolton, Donald Trump canceled the meeting. Peace talks between US and Taliban were also halted after a meeting between Donald Trump and Taliban leaders was canceled. However, with the efforts of the government of Pakistan and Afghanistan, an agreement was reached between the US and the Taliban.

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