Taliban should fulfill previous obligations: Waheed Omar

KABUL (Khaama Press): Ashraf Ghani’s advisor and Director general of the Office of Public and strategic affairs, Waheed Omar, that the Taliban should meet their previous commitments before laying down new demands.

Omar said that the Taliban so far haven’t taken even a small step towards peace, adding that the Afghan government has taken six major steps in an intention to reach peace.

He called on the Taliban to fulfill its previous obligations, instead of imposing new conditions.

A peace deal between several political figures or “elite peace” will never be sustainable.

Omar exclaimed by saying – Ask the Talibab what they have done for peace! he also added that Afghanistan will not go back to its darkest eras.

Earlier, Taliban claimed that that the main “hurdle for the peace process” is Ashraf Ghani’s government and demanded his resignation.

Taliban called for an interim government, on which Ghani replied that responding to the Taliban’s remarks expressed early in the day who blamed the incumbent government for hindering the efforts to end the conflicts through a political settlement.

Talking to ASPEN Security Forum on Friday, President Ghani stressed that the creation of an interim government means “bloodshed”, he also expressed himself as a champion of Afghanistan peace.

President Ghani rejected the establishment of the interim government saying, “We’ve had interim governments. They have led to bloodshed,” President Ghani said, and interim setup would be detrimental and inimical.

“The citizens of Afghanistan must be empowered… Where would I get the authority to dissolve the Republic? I have sworn to uphold the constitution,” Ghani added.

Peace talks in Doha is facing an uncertain fate, and the second rounds of talks have not yet come up with a result.