Afghanistan: Taliban to boycott peace-talks until all troops pullout

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KABUL, 15 April, 2021 (TON): Amid reports on President Joe Biden’s expected delay in 1 May troop withdrawal; on Wednesday, the Taliban asserted that they would no longer participate in peace talks for Afghanistan until all US-led troops withdrew from the country.

Dr. Mohammad Naeem, the group’s Qatar-based spokesman said, “This is our stance: until all foreign forces completely withdraw from our homeland, the Islamic Emirate (the name of the Taliban’s government) will not participate in any conference that shall make a decision on Afghanistan.”

The Taliban had also warned Washington of consequences if it decided to extend the deadline for withdrawal.

However, in recent months, President Ashraf Ghani’s government urged Biden to withdraw troops on a condition-based agreement but not before the Taliban agreed to a ceasefire. 

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