KABUL – The Resolute Support Mission (RS) in Afghanistan on Friday warnedthat Taliban will be fought if they refuse to sit at the peace negotiationstable and continue clashing with Afghan security and defense forces.
Resolute Support spokesman Colonel David Butler said war does not benefitany of the warring parties and asked Taliban to leave violence and startnegotiations, TOLO News has reported.
“If the Taliban wants to continue to fight, we will fight. If they want tostop fighting and talk, we will stop fighting and (will) talk,” said Butler.
However, he said if the group continues fighting, they will be suppressed.According to Butler, currently Afghanistan’s security and defense forcesare on offensive status to fight the Taliban.
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“The most important thing about putting military pressure on the Taliban isthat the Afghan security forces are on the offensive. The Afghan securityforces are off the check-points and taking the fight to the Taliban,” saidButler.
