ISLAMABAD – A Whitehouse official has said that US President Donald Trumpwill not accept any bad deal with the Taliban about Afghanistan.
According to the official, Trump will not accept any ignorance of theachievements, especially human rights and women rights, made in Afghanistanin the past 18 years during the peace negotiations, TOLO News has reported.
“We are certainly prioritizing peace efforts in Afghanistan. But as withall negotiations that involve vital US national security interests, we havecontingency plans. The president has indicated he hopes for the best inthese peace talks, but he will also not accept a bad deal,” the officialtold reporters at the White House on Wednesday.
The Whitehouse official has warned that if the peace talks with the Talibanfail, US has other options to use, including the military option.
“He also recognizes that we have vital terrorism interests in Afghanistanand he certainly is focused on keeping American safe. So we will do what wehave to do to ensure those vital national security interests areprotected,” the official said.
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“It is difficult to resolve Afghanistan’s issue through military. Because,in the four decades of war in Afghanistan and 18 years of foreign forcespresence in Afghanistan, the issue has not been solved,” said SayedNaqibullah Hashemi, a political analyst.
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