ISLAMABAD – Afghan Taliban set new condition for Intra Afghan talks withAfghanistan government.
Sahil Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman for the Qatar office, said in his newtweet on Friday that intra-Afghan talks would begin when there is anagreement of a complete US troop pullout.
Ronald Kobia, the European Union ambassador to Afghanistan, responded toShaheen`s tweet, saying that the agreement between the US and Talibanshould include a ceasefire during the intra-Afghan talks, TOLO News hasreported.
“Then the US-T deal should also include an agreement on a comprehensiveceasefire to accompany intra-Afghan negotiations. Would be the logics ofthis position, as it would reconfirm the 4-point package approach. “Nothingis agreed until everything is agreed,” Kobia tweeted.
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Durani Jawed Waziri, the deputy spokeswoman for the Presidential Palace,reacted to the Taliban tweets:
“The Afghan people and government have questions about the links betweenTaliban and other terror groups and also about the sanctuaries outside thecountry. These issues need to be addressed,” Waziri said.
