ISLAMABAD – Afghan Taliban say US President Donald Trump’s decision to calloff negotiations with them was surprising and astonishing.
In an interview, a Taliban Spokesman of political office in Qatar, SohailShaheen said the US President cancelled the process when they werepreparing for signing of a peace deal.
Shaheen said Taliban are ready for negotiations with Afghans but aceasefire will be possible when all foreign forces leave the country.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Affairs Committee of US House of Representatives hasissued a subpoena to Trump administration’s Special Representative forAfghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, demanding he appear beforethe panel next week to explain failure of US-Taliban talks.
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In a statement, US representative for New York, Eliot Engel accused theTrump administration of keeping Congress and the American people in thedark about the negotiations.
Engel said the subpoena requires Khalilzad to testify before the Housecommittee on Thursday. NNR/Abid
