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Ghani, Khalilzad, US General discuss Afghan peace
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IANS | 06 Oct, 2020
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani,
US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and American Commander Gen. Scott Miller
held a meeting in Doha to discuss the peace process in the war-torn
country.
The meeting took place on Monday as Ghani embarked on a
two-nation trip earlier in the day to Qatar and Kuwait, reports TOLO
News.
In a series of tweets after the meeting, Khalilzad said: "I
told the President that Afghans should not let the opportunity for
peace to slip away. He said he supports the Islamic Republic negotiators
doing their work as long as it takes. I said I'm encouraged by what I
heard from all sides, including the two teams' commitment to peace.
"We call on all nations, especially the neighbours and other key players, to do the same.
"A
significant reduction in violence will save lives; increase trust;
broaden support for peace; and help the negotiating teams make progress
at a faster pace. This is what the Afghan people want. And the US stands
with them.
"Violence is too high, and too many Afghans are
dying... We are pressing for a significant reduction in violence that
will lead to a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.
"General
Miller and I affirmed ongoing US support to Afghanistan, our
partnership, and a peace process meant to produce a political settlement
and an end to decades of war."
Also on Monday, Taliban
spokesman Mohammad Naeem said that Khalilzad and Gen. Miller met the
militant group's deputy leader Abdul Ghani Baradar and discussed the
implementation of the Doha agreement, calling it "significant for the
resolution of Afghanistan issue".
The opening ceremony for the
intra-Afghan talks was held on September 12, but the two sides were yet
to begin direct negotiations, TOLO News reported.
Their contact group have so far held seven meetings to discuss procedural rules for the talks.
The two sides have yet to agree on two matters: the religious basis for the talks and the relevance of the US-Taliban deal.
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