Kabul (BNA) A member of the peace negotiation team of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Nader Nadery, has accused the group of not showing interest in attending the formal meetings to end the war in the country over the past nine days.
“Peace and ending the violence are our people and our government’s top priority.
To achieve this noble goal the peace negotiation team of the Republic is committed and present in Doha. Nine days that formal meetings are not held and the other side is not willing to engage in talks to end the conflict and save lives,” Nadery tweeted.
Amid speculation over the stalemate in the talks, meanwhile, President Ghani on Tuesday met some of Afghanistan’s influential political leaders including former president Hamid Karzai and former jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf and the head of the High Council of National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah.
“In the meeting, discussions were held on issues around the reduction in violence, ceasefire, the peace process and the situation in the country,” said Dawa Khan Menapal, a deputy spokesman to President Ashraf Ghani.
The Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib had earlier said that the Taliban weren’t willing to make peace. He said that there are credible intelligence reports that the Taliban were preparing for war.
