The Afghan government is welcoming the new US Biden administration movingto review the February 2020 deal with Taliban insurgents.

Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said in a statement Saturday that theUS-Taliban agreement has so far failed to deliver the desired goal ofending Taliban violence and bringing a cease-fire. “The Taliban did notlive up to its commitments,” he said.

His statement followed a telephone conversation between Jake Sullivan, thenew US national security adviser, and his Afghan counterpart HamdullahMohib.

The Biden administration on Friday said it is looking to review the dealbetween Washington and the Taliban.

In the conversation with Sullivan, Mohib said that they agreed to worktoward a permanent cease-fire and a just and durable peace in Afghanistan“capable of preserving the gains of the past two decades, protecting therights of all Afghans, and continuing the reforms.”

He said in a series of tweets on Saturday that Sullivan affirmed that thepartnership with the government of Afghanistan and Afghan security anddefense forces remains a priority and a key to US national securityobjectives. “We will continue close consultations in the days and weeksahead,” he added.

Last week, following the targeted assassination of two female judges in thecapital Kabul, the US Embassy warned the Taliban to cease attacks oncivilians for peace to come to Afghanistan.

“The Taliban should understand that such actions for which it bearsresponsibility outrage the world and must cease if peace is to come toAfghanistan,” tweeted Ross Wilson, the US chargé d’affaires.

The review comes amid the stalled intra-Afghan talks in the Qatari capital,Doha, which aimed at ending the nearly two-decade conflict in Afghanistan.