Foreign circles attempting to sabotage peace efforts

Monitoring Desk

KABUL: The chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council (AHPC) Mohammad Karim Khalili claims that the certain foreign circles are attempting to sabotage the peace efforts.

Khalili made the remarks during a conference attended by the local tribal and Jihaid leaders from all 34 provinces of the country.

He said the Afghan government is committed to peace efforts in a bid to end the ongoing violence and conflict in the country.

However, he said certain foreign circles are attempting to sabotage the peace efforts and the recent attacks are just some of the examples of the sabotage efforts.

He did not elaborate further in this regard and it is yet not clear to which foreign circles the High Peace Council chairman was referring to.

In the meantime, Khalili urged the tribal and Jihadi elders to step up efforts for the reconciliation process.

According to the Afghan High Peace Council around 800 tribal and Jihadi leaders from the 34 provinces of the country have taken part in Tuesday’s conference.

The latest remarks by Khalili come as the Taliban group, the main insurgent group in the country, has so far not shown readiness to participate in direct peace talks with the Afghan government.