ISLAMABAD – Familiar sources with the US-Taliban peace agreement’s contentsay that total withdrawal of foreigner forces from Afghanistan, terminationof all contracts of U.S. with the Afghanistan, release of 35,000 prisonersof the Taliban, and termination of all the foreigner forces bases inAfghanistan are the core articles of the agreement.
“We still need part of the foreigner forces remain in Afghanistan sincethey are to train the Afghan forces and support them,” said Sediq Sediqqi,the Spokesperson to the Presidential Palace.
“The total withdrawal of foreigner forces is included in the agreement andno military base of them will remain in Afghanistan,” said Wahid Muzhda, apolitical commentator.
According to the sources, the agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban issupposed to be signed by the end of August and the U.S. has accepted thatthe Taliban sign the agreement as the Islamic Emirates.
“The Russian, China and some other regional countries are expected tobecome ready as the agreement will be signed in their presence,” said NazarMohammad Motmaein, a political commentator.
This comes as both the Afghan government and the close sources to theTaliban accept that the intra-Afghan negotiations will begin after theUS-Taliban agreement is signed.