WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Wednesday said he was working to establish an international consensus behind the need for Afghan peace agreements even when admitted that “all indications” pointed to the Taliban who were looking for “victory of the battlefield.” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ned prices made comments as envoys of the United States, China, Russia and other countries met in Doha with the negotiators of the Taliban and Afghanistan government in an effort to break the deadlock in peace talks.
Islamic rebels by encouraging attacks in Afghanistan who have flooded at least eight provincial capitals, and a US defense official, citing US intelligence, said they could isolate Kabul in 30 days and may take it in 90 days.
Speaking of briefing, the price said the Taliban violated “letters and spirits” from the US-Taliban deal in February 2020 to withdraw all American troops from the United States.
The Taliban is committed to intra-afghan conversations regarding the peace agreement that leads to “permanent and comprehensive ceasefire,” said price.
“All indications at least suggest the Taliban instead pursues the victory of the battlefield.” “Attacking provincial capital and targeting civilians is not consistent with the spirit of the agreement,” he said.
Taliban denies targeting civilians.
The United States has not fulfilled some of the commitments he made in the agreement, including withdrawing all its strength from Afghanistan in May 1.
The latter will depart on August 31.
Prices noted that our special representatives of Zalmay Khalilzad and Russia, colleagues and Chinese and Pakistan officials from other countries and international organizations began talking in Doha with Taliban negotiators and Kabul on Tuesday.
“This is our intention to establish consensus and have an international community speaking with one voice” on the need for peace agreements, he said.
Taliban emerges intention to ‘Battlefield’ victory: Department of Foreign Affairs
