‘Ambiguous’ peace talks worry Afghans, says Abdullah

KABUL and the US, saying the Afghans were worried about ambiguity in the negotiations.

Addressing a Cabinet meeting in his office today, Abdullah said negotiations between the Taliban and the US were ongoing in Qatar, but people in Afghanistan worried about the unknown fate of key issues in the talks.

“There is no doubt that one of the key points of these negotiations is paving the way for direct dialogue between the Taliban and other Afghans and the government,” he said.

“Peace is the hope of all Afghans, but if some issues are ignored, peace would not come, for example if we give up the presidential system of the government and people are barred from voting, it would be unacceptable to the Afghans,” he said.

Abdullah said a majority of Afghans wanted a stable peace and the presidential system. “The government and political groups are jointly responsible to defend the presidential system because it is an achievement of the Afghan people.”

The CEO said politicians had different views on other issues, but they had no points about the peace process.

“If there is no war and terrorist groups in the country, then there is no need for presence of foreign forces, but Afghanistan needs international support”, he added.

Abdullah assured the people that the peace negotiations were meant to determine the fate of all Afghans and no negligence would be made in this regard.

About recent mortar strikes targeting an event in Kabul, Abdullah said, “I believe that every terrorist group that carries out terror actions are somehow facilitated by the Taliban.”

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