Taliban executive “Treatment talks within a week if all hostages are released”

Taliban executive “A ceasefire talks within a week if all the hostages are released” August 29, 10:22

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As the fight between the government and anti-government armed forces Taliban continues in Afghanistan, the Taliban executives will respond to NHK's interviews, and if the government releases all the hostages promptly, the fighting will be stopped and the ceasefire talks will be agreed within a week. I made it clear for the first time.

Regarding Afghanistan, the U.S. Trump administration and the Taliban signed a peace agreement in February, and about 13,000 U.S. troops stationed there were reduced to 8600 by the end of last month. Is being withdrawn.

On the other hand, the Afghan government and the Taliban are releasing hostages to each other toward the realization of ceasefire talks, but fighting continues in various places due to confrontation over the way of release, and according to the government, it will be from March after the peace agreement. By the end of the month, more than 2,350 civilians were injured.

Under such circumstances, Suail Shaheen, a Taliban executive spokesman, responded to NHK's interview that he had released all the hostages on the side of the government based on the peace agreement, and said, "The government is observing the agreement. I have not done so, and the liberation of the hostages has not been realized yet." I asked the government side to release the hostages early.

Then, for the first time, the government announced that it would respond to ceasefire talks within a week if the government quickly released 320 people, including Taliban fighters allegedly involved in serious crimes.

On the other hand, government officials say that about 20 people including soldiers of the government army still remain as hostages, and they are requesting the Taliban side to release them.

In Afghanistan, it has been half a year since the signing of the peace agreement between the US and the Taliban, which took half a year, but the focus is on whether the government and the Taliban will come together to reach a ceasefire talk.

In Afghanistan, even after the peace agreement in February, the fighting between the government and the Taliban continued, and many civilians were killed.

According to the Afghan government, the fighting is centered on the northern part where the Taliban is controlling the area, and from March after the peace agreement to the end of last month more than 9,000 people were injured, including the security forces of the government and soldiers of the military. Did.

There were also cases where civilians were involved in battles and terrorism, with 750 dead and more than 1,600 injured.

In addition, as the spread of the new coronavirus spreads, there is no end to the damage that medical personnel such as doctors and nurses are involved in, and the United Nations has called for immediate suspension of fighting and not to interfere with medical practice. ..

On the other hand, it seems that the local organization of IS = Islamic State, mainly in the eastern part, is also activating the activity, and a group calling itself IS attacked a prison in Jalalabad and shot with security forces on 2nd of this month. As a result of the war, 29 people including citizens were killed, and the deterioration of public safety has become serious.

Since 2001, when the United States began a military operation in response to the terrorist attacks, the Japanese government has continued to support for the purpose of "making Afghanistan independent and not making it a hotbed of terrorism again."

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we have contributed ¥686.9 billion to the security, agriculture, infrastructure development, health and education, and other priority areas.

In terms of funding, it is one of the major supporters, along with the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

Of this amount, we have contributed ¥6,899 million to improve security capabilities, and we also support anti-drug measures and the removal of land mines.

In addition, we are also focusing on support in the medical field, such as donating 985 million yen as a countermeasure to the new coronavirus that is spreading.