United States welcome start of intra-Afghan talks in Doha


We trust talks lead to reasonable harmony in Afghanistan, bring success, says Pakistani PM's uncommon agent for Afghanistan

US secretary of state encourages the Taliban, Afghan government not to "waste" a memorable chance

Pakistan and the Unites States on Friday invited forthcoming talks between the Kabul government and the Afghan Taliban on September 12 in Doha, trusting the discourse would carry harmony and success to Afghanistan and end 19 years of common war.

The United States and other worldwide players have been attempting to usher the extremist Taliban and the Afghan government to the arranging table for a considerable length of time.

Taliban political office representative Muhammad Naeem said in an announcement the gathering would partake in talks beginning on Saturday, starting with an introduction function.

"Pakistan invites the declaration of the beginning of memorable Intra Afghan Negotiations on 12 September in Doha," the Pakistani Prime Minister's Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq said on Twitter. "We trust these dealings would prompt economical harmony in Afghanistan, which would carry flourishing to the nation. Our solid help to the cycle would proceed."

The arrival of 5,000 Taliban detainees held by the Afghan government at last opened the route for the exchange following quite a while of postponement. The arrival of the detainees was an aspect of a memorable arrangement marked between the United States and the Taliban in February at talks in which the Afghan government was absent.

Under that understanding, the US likewise consented to a staged withdrawal of its outstanding soldiers from Afghanistan in return for guarantees the Taliban would decrease assaults and not license Afghan soil to be utilized by other aggressor gatherings.

Presently, the Taliban and the legislature should concede to a force sharing arrangement and on issues of common freedoms, including the function of ladies and minorities, and on the best way to conceivably incorporate a large number of Taliban warriors into Afghan security powers.

"This open door must not be wasted," US secretary of state Michael R. Pompeo said in an announcement. "Colossal penance and venture by the United States, our accomplices, and the individuals of Afghanistan have made this snapshot of expectation conceivable."

"I ask the arbitrators to exhibit the logic, restriction, and adaptability this cycle will need to succeed. The individuals of Afghanistan and the worldwide network will observe intently. The United States is set up to help as mentioned."