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KABUL: Hamdullah Moheb, President Ashraf Ghani’s National Security Adviser, says that Taliban have no reason for continuing the ongoing war once the United States pulls its soldiers out of Afghanistan.Moheb called on Taliban that it is a good time for them to abandon violence and reconcile with the government of Afghanistan and turn as part of the country’s society. He believes that the US withdrawal would be a “great opportunity” for the Afghan security and defense forces to hold the situation.
The national security adviser said that all Afghanistan citizens can have representatives in the Islamic Republic, emphasizing that Taliban should not think they can impose their wills on the people.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, called on Taliban to restart talks with Afghan government, urging that the peace process should be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned.
Zarif said that Taliban need to reconcile with democratic system in Afghanistan, warning that their 1990s ideology would be impossible. He also called on the regional states to put their differences aside and jointly focus that the “Islamic Emirate” in Afghanistan is a threat for Pakistan, Iran and India.
Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, said that Afghanistan now is different from the past and added that ignoring achievements gained in the past 20 year was not possible.
