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Kabul
AN agreement between the Taliban and the United States will be signed by the end of February, the militia’s political spokesman Suhail Shaheen, told DPA on Monday.
US and Taliban representatives have been holding talks aimed at finding a political solution to the war in Afghanistan for more than a year and a half.
“According to the agreement, all foreign troops will leave Afghanistan,” Shaheen said in a message. “We will not allow anyone to use Afghanistan’s land against another country.”
Some 5,000 Taliban prisoners are to be released following the signing of the agreement and before the beginning of intra-Afghan negotiations, Shaheen added.
Washington has not confirmed the Taliban’s timeline nor the contents of the deal.
While speaking at the weekly council of ministers, Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday that an agreement between the Taliban and US has been “finalised.”
The Taliban are at the same time expected to announce a seven-day “reduction in violence,” which the US is demanding of the militant group before signing any agreement.
Abdullah suggested said that the proposal for reduction in violence is a precondition for signing the agreement, saying that the Taliban must prove they are ready for a final agreement.
Shaheen did not comment on when those seven days might start.
On Saturday, US Secretary of Defence Mike Esper told reporters in Munich that at the end of the seven-day period, the US has to decide whether to move forward with the agreement or not.
On Friday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance is prepared to adjust its force level if the Taliban demonstrate “the ability to reduce violence and make real compromises.”
Kabul
AN agreement between the Taliban and the United States will be signed by the end of February, the militia’s political spokesman Suhail Shaheen, told DPA on Monday.
US and Taliban representatives have been holding talks aimed at finding a political solution to the war in Afghanistan for more than a year and a half.
“According to the agreement, all foreign troops will leave Afghanistan,” Shaheen said in a message. “We will not allow anyone to use Afghanistan’s land against another country.”
Some 5,000 Taliban prisoners are to be released following the signing of the agreement and before the beginning of intra-Afghan negotiations, Shaheen added.
Washington has not confirmed the Taliban’s timeline nor the contents of the deal.
While speaking at the weekly council of ministers, Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday that an agreement between the Taliban and US has been “finalised.”
The Taliban are at the same time expected to announce a seven-day “reduction in violence,” which the US is demanding of the militant group before signing any agreement.
Abdullah suggested said that the proposal for reduction in violence is a precondition for signing the agreement, saying that the Taliban must prove they are ready for a final agreement.
Shaheen did not comment on when those seven days might start.
On Saturday, US Secretary of Defence Mike Esper told reporters in Munich that at the end of the seven-day period, the US has to decide whether to move forward with the agreement or not.
On Friday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance is prepared to adjust its force level if the Taliban demonstrate “the ability to reduce violence and make real compromises.”
