KABUL – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has announced a 12-person teamfor prospective peace talks with the Taliban, as his government pledgedunwavering commitment to resolve the conflict despite persistent bloodshed.
The Afghan government, western diplomats and united nations officials havein recent weeks raised hopes of finally reaching a deal to end theTaliban’s 17-year insurgency.
Such optimism has been tempered by continuing attacks, including a massiveblast outside a British Security Company’s Compound in Kabul late Wednesday– claimed by the Taliban — which killed at least 10 people.
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The latest violence came just hours after Ghani told an internationalconference in Geneva that his government had formed a 12-person negotiatingteam, comprised of both men and women, to talk peace with the Taliban.
