Rupam Jain
KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. particular envoy for Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan is trying to reassure the U.S.-backed authorities inwards Kabul that it volition non survive closed out of a peace procedure amongst the Taliban, later it complained of existence side-lined from talks, officials said on Friday.
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (R) together with U.S. particular envoy for peace inwards Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, (L) run into inwards Kabul, Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan Nov 10, 2018. Picture taken Nov 10, 2018. Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS
The U.S. envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, wants representatives of Afghan lodge to bring together talks aimed at ending the 17-year state of war betwixt the Western-backed authorities together with the Islamist Taliban, who were ousted from ability past times U.S.-led forces inwards 2001.
Khalilzad, an Afghan-born U.S. diplomat, met Taliban leaders inwards Qatar final calendar month to drive to force talks forwards but the Taliban attain got long rejected straight talks amongst the elected government, led past times President Ashraf Ghani.
“Ghani together with many Afghan politicians felt that the U.S. was shutting them out of the peace talks,” said a closed aide to Ghani.
“Khalilzad cleared the differences past times coming together exceed Afghan politicians, civil lodge members together with women to attempt out that U.S. volition non isolate Afghans during side past times side circular of peace talks,” he said.
Ghani’s part declined to comment.
The Taliban are fighting to expel unusual forces together with defeat the Western-backed government.
The the States has for years resisted getting involved inwards straight talks amongst the militants, maxim the procedure must survive “Afghan-owned together with Afghan-led”.
The Taliban final calendar month presented demands to Khalilzad that included a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops together with the unloosen of senior Taliban from jails inwards Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan together with Pakistan.
In October, Islamic Republic of Pakistan released ane of the co-founders of the Taliban together with simply about other high-ranking commander.
No engagement has been announced for simply about other circular of talks but the Taliban attain got stepped upwardly their attacks on authorities forces, inflicting hundreds of casualties over recent weeks inwards assaults inwards dissimilar parts of the country.
A senior authorities official inwards Kabul said Khalilzad wanted Afghan lodge represented inwards talks.
“Ambassador Khalilzad met men together with women from all walks of the Afghan lodge to convey them together equally a stakeholder inwards talks amongst the Taliban,” the authorities official said.
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The emphasis on “Afghan society” appeared aimed at persuading the Taliban to attain got an Afghan delegation that does non officially stand upwardly for the government.
Two Taliban officials inwards Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan said they would maintain engagement amongst Khalilzad, but would non tell if their leaders would attain got an Afghan delegation.
“We’re watching every diplomatic deed of the U.S. officials. We’ll maintain our struggle until the U.S. accepts our demands,” said Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman.
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