[ad_1]
From: TT
Published:
Photo: Hussein Sayed / AP / TT
Members of the Taliban delegation at the first peace talks with the Afghan government in Qatar in September. Stock Photography.
The fact that the United States withdraws 2,000 soldiers from Afghanistan is a positive message, the Taliban believe.
– It is a good step and it is in the interest of the people of both countries, says the spokesman for the armed Islamist movement Zabihullah Mujahid.
The US military presence in Afghanistan will decrease as of January 15. It is one of President Donald Trump’s electoral promises that will then be fulfilled late, just days before Joe Biden is sworn in and replaces him in office.
The number of American soldiers will be the lowest yet during the nearly 20-year war. Critics say there is a risk of backing the gang and giving the Taliban new leeway.
In February this year, the United States signed an agreement with the Taliban movement that would lay the foundations for peace: The United States promised to take all troops home from the country if the Taliban began talks with the Afghan government while keeping the terrorist group at bay. -Qaeda out of their territory. However, talks between the Afghan parties appear to be at a standstill.
Germany, which has hundreds of troops stationed in northern Afghanistan, expresses concern about the process that has begun.
– We should not create more obstacles, which would certainly make a hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, says Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.
Afghanistan’s defense forces downplay the US withdrawal and say they are already operating almost completely independently.
Published:
