Washington:
The Biden administration stated Friday it will critique irrespective of whether the Taliban is lowering violence in maintaining with its side of the deal in the Afghan peace accord.
President Joe Biden’s newly appointed national safety advisor, Jake Sullivan, spoke with his Afghan counterpart Hamdullah Mohib and “made clear the United States’ intention to review” the deal, National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne stated.
Specifically, Washington desires to verify that the Taliban is “living up to its commitments to cut ties with terrorist groups, to reduce violence in Afghanistan, and to engage in meaningful negotiations with the Afghan government and other stakeholders,” she stated.
“Sullivan underscored that the US will support the peace process with a robust and regional diplomatic effort, which will aim to help the two sides achieve a durable and just political settlement and permanent ceasefire,” she stated.
Sullivan also discussed “the United States’ support for protecting the extraordinary gains made by Afghan women, girls and minority groups as part of the peace process.”
On Tuesday, Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told his Senate confirmation hearing that “we want to end this so-called forever war.”
In the accord signed in Doha, the United States stated it would withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by May 2021 and the Taliban pledged not to let extremists to operate from Afghanistan, while the group continued attacks on government forces.
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