Ready to negotiate with the Taliban at any time. Abdullah Abdullah

Ready to negotiate with the Taliban at any time. Abdullah Abdullah

The announcement of an unexpected ceasefire in the 3 days of Eid-ul-Fitr reflects the beginning of peace talks.

Abdullah Abdullah, head of Afghanistan's High Reconciliation Council, has said his team is ready for talks with the Taliban at any time. According to the Qatari broadcaster, Abdullah Abdullah, head of the Afghan government's negotiating team formed with the Taliban and former chief executive, has said that the Taliban's announcement of an unexpected ceasefire for three days of Eid al-Fitr during the escalating operations has brought peace. The announcement of a ceasefire, reduction of tensions and exchange of prisoners has paved the way for a good start, he said in his first press conference since heading the negotiating team.
On May 26, the United States and the Taliban welcomed the Afghan government's promise to release 2,000 Taliban prisoners in good faith. Later, after the Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced that the Afghan government would release 2,000 Taliban prisoners in good faith. Javed Faisal, spokesman for the National Security Council in Afghanistan, said: "We hope that the ceasefire will continue and that direct talks will begin. A Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan killed 14 Afghan soldiers yesterday. Afghan officials say they are still in talks with the Taliban over a ceasefire.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Paktia province, calling it a defensive attack, but did not elaborate. Promises to release prisoners will not be kept. On the other hand, analysts said that there is no guarantee that they will not return to the battlefield after the release of prisoners.

It should be noted that under the peace agreement reached between the Taliban and the United States in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on February 29, 2020, the Afghan government was to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners, but so far the government has released 1,000 Taliban prisoners. The prisoner exchange was due to be completed before March 10 and negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government were to begin. However, due to a number of issues, the process was slow. However, the recent wave of violence in Afghanistan Has been complicated, some of which have been attributed to ISIS, including the May 12 attack on a maternity hospital.
After Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ordered the resumption of offensive operations against the Taliban, the Taliban said in response to the Afghan government's announcement that they were fully prepared to respond to attacks by Afghan forces. He said that from now on, the responsibility for further tensions would fall on the shoulders of the Kabul administration. Earlier on May 18, the Taliban had reiterated their demand for implementation of the Doha Agreement. Sohail Shaheen, spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, said that the solution to the Afghan problem was in the implementation of the Doha Agreement. However, the Taliban attacked Kunduz the same night. The Afghan Ministry of Defense said the attack was foiled and the Taliban suffered heavy losses.

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