Afghan Taliban refuse talks with government unless US forces quit
Shares
WASHINGTON: The Taliban rejected the latest United Nations calls for engaging in peace talks with the Afghan government, demanding the world body to bring pressure on the U.S.-led foreign troops to end their “occupation” of Afghanistan if the U.N. truly wants an end to the 15-year war.
“Our fight is for independence, & as long as foreign occupation forces are present in Afghanistan, any talk about peace and reconciliation is meaningless,” Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid told VOA.
He was responding to a renewed call for Afghan peace talks earlier this week by Tadamichi Yamamoto, who heads the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA.
