KABUL – On one side Afghanistan government and Afghan Taliban are talkingabout serious reconciliation and on the other side US Commander vow tointensify the operation against Taliban, an act most likely to take Talibanaway from peace talks.

*The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, saidThursday that military pressure on insurgents will continue amid politicalefforts for reaching peace and ending the Afghan war. *

Nicholson said that in some cases achieving a peace deal is not possiblewithout military pressure on the enemy.

According to Nicholson, they support the political efforts for endingAfghanistan crisis and in the meantime will continue pressure on insurgentsfrom a military point of view.

“Like always we are talking about a peaceful solution of this war, but wealso know that sometimes peace is not possible until you put more pressureon the enemy,” said Nicholson.

Nicholson’s remarks come after the second Kabul Process meeting was held onWednesday in which government disclosed a peace offer to the Taliban inorder to end war and violence in the country.

A day after the conference, in an interview with CNN President Ashraf Ghanisaid the peace offer to the Taliban is not the last option for ending thewar in Afghanistan.

“First of all, no effort for peace is last stage. We will succeed. Our pastagainst all odds is to be able to do impossible,” he said. tags: Afghanistan