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The second phase of the Afghan peace project comes months in advance, following the signing of the peace agreement between the United States and the “Taliban” movement on February 29.
Many are counting on the prospect of successful Afghan peace negotiations, following a difficult period of security tensions and the Corona virus outbreak, especially as the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan progresses, according to the Doha Accord. , with Washington announcing its reduction of its military presence in Kabul to 4,000 soldiers (from 12 to 13,000 soldiers), by next November.
The announcement of the launch of the peace negotiations received a positive echo at home and abroad, especially since its success would lead to stopping the war.
The Qatari Foreign Ministry said: “These direct negotiations between the various specters of the Afghan people are a serious and important step towards establishing a sustainable peace in Afghanistan, especially after the United States of America and the Taliban signed an agreement. to bring peace to Afghanistan earlier this year. “
For its part, the United States welcomed the start of the Afghan peace negotiations, sending its Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Doha to participate in the opening, and who warned about the possibility of “controversial points” between the two. parts.
The path that the dialogue between the Afghan government and the “Taliban” will take in the coming days is anticipated, especially in light of the mutual conditions that the negotiating parties established before coming to the table, and their divergent views on the formulation of the next phase in Afghanistan, without this preventing the two sides from expressing their wish. Intense success in negotiations.
And the Afghan government put as a basic condition, on Friday, with its announcement that its negotiating body will go to Doha, that “there is no compromise on the democratic system and respect for the will of the people”, in a measure that observers explained that the government intends to complete its term until 2024, the date of the end of the term of President Ashraf Ghani. This is what a senior official in the office of the Afghan National Security Advisor insisted, when he told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the government accepts any kind of concession, but does not agree to compromise the opinions of the people and go to no alternative government. One of the basic conditions for the government to move forward is the acceptance by the Taliban of a ceasefire in the first phase of the negotiations.
On the other hand, the movement insisted on its adherence to the establishment of an Islamic system and the release of all its prisoners, including 6 prisoners who arrived in Doha on Thursday night, where they will be placed under house arrest for a specified period, despite that France and Australia oppose his release.
