Afghan internal dialogue drags on again and again

Afghan internal dialogue has dragged the United States and said it will reset the timetable

　　Zarme Khalilzad, the US government ’s special representative for reconciliation in Afghanistan, said on the 15th that the internal dialogue in Afghanistan has been dragged on and on, failing to start on the previously agreed date, and the parties are discussing a new start date.

　　According to the peace agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban in Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar on February 29, the internal dialogue in Afghanistan should have started on March 10 to allow the Taliban to discuss with the Afghan representatives a permanent comprehensive ceasefire and Afghanistan ’s future political line.

On February 23, local time, on the South Lawn of the White House, US President Trump stated that before his trip to India, the US military had been in Afghanistan for 19 years. "We hope to reach a peace agreement. The Taliban also want to reach a peace agreement. They are tired of it. Fight. "Chen Xin, reporter of China News Service

　　However, the Afghan government and the Taliban have been arguing over the details of the number of prisoners released, and internal dialogue has not yet begun. Khalilzad told media reporters in Washington, the capital of the United States, on the 15th that he will go to Afghanistan in the near future, hoping to promote the reduction of violence and speed up the release of prisoners, so that the internal dialogue in Afghanistan will start as soon as possible.

　　According to the agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban, the U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan will be withdrawn in stages, and the United States has promised to reduce the size of U.S. troops stationed in U.S. troops to 8,600 by mid-July. Khalilzad believes that the Afghan parties should not procrastinate any longer, and it is "best" to start an internal dialogue before the substantial withdrawal of US troops in Afghanistan.

　　The U.S. Department of Defense said on the 15th that the United States will continue to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in phases as agreed with the Taliban, and "expect to complete the withdrawal within the agreed timetable."

　　Violent attacks have recently occurred in Afghanistan. A maternity hospital in Kabul, the capital, and a funeral site in Nangarhar province were attacked on the 12th. Among them, the dead in the maternity hospital included two newborns. A total of 61 people were killed in the two attacks, including four attackers.

　　Khalilzad said that the US assessment determined that both attacks were launched by the branch of the extremist group "Islamic State" in Afghanistan. "Some forces, including the 'Islamic State', are reluctant to see peace in Afghanistan and are trying to increase violence to undermine the prospect of peace." The US called on the Afghan government and the Taliban "to not fall into the trap, but to cooperate against terrorist organizations."

　　However, the Afghan government blamed the Taliban for the two attacks and determined that the Taliban and other armed groups have joined forces in order to create an atmosphere of rising terrorism and obstruct the peace process. The Afghan government announced on the 13th that the security forces will "turn their guards into offensives" and resume military operations against extremist organizations such as the Taliban and "Islamic State". (Yang Shuyi) (Special Feature for Xinhua News Agency)