The United States and representatives of the radical Islamic Taliban have converged in the most recent round of talks in the Gulf Emirate of Qatar, obviously. After six days of talks, the US delegation head Zalmay Khalilzad, wrote on Saturday on Twitter that the Meetings had been more productive than in the past. “We have made significant issues, significant progress,” said Khalilzad.
He wanted to build on the Momentum and the conversations soon. There is still to solve a number of problems. “Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed,” wrote Khalilzad. This includes an intra-Afghan dialogue between the government and the Taliban, and a comprehensive ceasefire. Khalilzad, now to Kabul, to travel for further consultations.
the Taliban to confirm the progress in its own explanation
The Taliban have confirmed the progress in a separate statement. As long as the withdrawal of international troops was not clarified, however, be progress on other issues impossible, was the name of it. They denied media reports that it is already an agreement on a ceasefire and the launching of talks with the government in Kabul.
The fifth round of talks between Taliban representatives and Washington since July of 2018 began on Monday. Since the summer of last year, the United States intensify efforts to resolve the long-standing conflict through negotiations. In a significant Change in its policy, Washington initiated direct talks with the Taliban.
Before it had declared the United States will always be, the Taliban should negotiate with the Afghan government, a peace process must be Afghan-led. They emphasized, however, your talks should lead to direct talks between the Taliban and the government in Kabul. The Taliban rejected this so far, and Kabul called it a “puppet regime”.
talks on a draft peace plan?
The news Agency Reuters reported citing sources from the Taliban-an environment that a draft for a Treaty of peace was spoken. After a Deal could leave within 18 months of the foreign troops from Afghanistan.
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It remained unclear, however, whether the in the paper mentioned points are at the end acceptable to both sides. Procedure is, among other things, a ceasefire, even if the temporal requirements are still unclear. In February, there should be further negotiations in Doha to the paper. An agreement with the extremists could end the 17 years of the Afghanistan war. (dpa, Reuters)
