KABUL – Afghanistan government makes another offer to the Afghan Taliban,media report has revealed.
President Ghani’s spokesman Sediq Sediqqi, said Saturday that if theTaliban accepts the US proposal for a ceasefire, direct and face-to-facetalks will begin between the Afghan government and the Taliban, TOLO Newshas reported.
Sediqqi said that US President Donald Trump advocated a peace “owned by theAfghan government” during his Thursday visit with Afghanistan’s PresidentGhani at Bagram airfield.
“Our hope is that the Taliban will work to accept their (US) ceasefire. Ifthey (Taliban) are really committed to giving up the war – in our opinion -the best opportunity is for them to accept that opportunity,” saidPresident Ghani’s spokesman Sediq Sediqqi.
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During his unexpected visit to Afghanistan on Thursday, Trump said,referring to the Taliban:“ We’re saying it has to be a ceasefire. And theydon’t want to do a ceasefire, but now they do want to do a ceasefire, Ibelieve… and we’ll see what happens.”
But former Taliban members in Kabul say the group will not agree to aceasefire unless a peace deal is first signed between the United States andthe Taliban–before intra-Afghan dialogue has started.
