KABUL – Former president Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said that he seesAfghanistan in a highly sensitive stage of the history, asking the Afghanpeople to take care of the recent peace efforts initiated by the UnitedStates.
He said that the peace efforts should not be carried out in secret from theeyes of the Afghan people, warning that Afghanistan would be devastated ifthe neighboring countries were not taken into confidence, especially Russiaand China.
“We should have our own national observation of the peace process from thebeginning to the end and Afghans must be involved in peace in all stagesand they should have the honor of the job. In area where we are notinvolved and we are not owning the job, the outcome will not be in ourfavor,” Karzai said.
Karzai suggested that the Afghan government should designate a nationalpeace delegation to conduct the peace talks with the Taliban.
Speaking at a gathering in Kabul marking the 90th birth anniversary ofAfghan famous philosopher Syed Bahauddin Majroh, Karzai said that the peaceefforts by the US and the recent peace conference on Afghanistan in Russiawas quite important for restoring peace in the country.
He said that the US and Russia should coordinate their peace efforts.
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“If the US is serious about bringing peace in Afghanistan, then it shouldreach a conclusion with China and Russia and major countries. If the USdoes not coordinate about peace in Afghanistan with these countries, thepeace process would mean something else, but not an effort for peace inAfghanistan,” said Karzai.
He said that the US should not deal with Pakistan on the Afghan peace.
“We completely differentiate the fact that what the Afghan peace means andwhat is the issue between the US and Pakistan. Our country was devastatedjust because of foreign deals,” he said. – TOLO
