KABUL – Afghan Taliban send a message to the US President Donald Trump overdead peace talks revival.
The Taliban have told the BBC that their “doors are open” should USPresident Donald Trump want to resume peace talks in the future.
Chief negotiator Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai insisted negotiationremained “the only way for peace in Afghanistan” during an exclusiveinterview.
Mr Stanikzai’s words came a week after Mr Trump declared the talks “dead”.
Earlier this month, the two sides had appeared close to a deal to end the18-year conflict.
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Mr Trump had even invited senior Taliban leaders and Afghan PresidentAshraf Ghani to meet at Camp David on 8 September.
But a Taliban attack in the Afghan capital Kabul on 6 September, whichkilled a US soldier and 11 others, prompted Trump to pull out, saying thegroup “probably don’t have the power to negotiate” if they were unable toagree to a ceasefire during talks.
