Taliban ruled out cooperation with the U.S !!
The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the U.S. to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from the country in August. The Taliban on Saturday ruled out the possibility of collaborating with the United States in tackling radical groups in Afghanistan, and the US and Taliban have since the full withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in August. It has taken a tough stand on this important issue ahead of the first direct talks between the two.US officials will meet with senior Taliban officials in Qatar’s capital Doha on Saturday and Sunday. Its purpose is to facilitate the evacuation of foreign nationals and Afghan people who are at risk from Afghanistan.
In addition, there can be talk about controlling extremist groups in Afghanistan. Officials from both sides gave this information. The Taliban have indicated that it may take a flexible approach to the evacuation of people from Afghanistan. This is the first such meeting since the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in August. The talks will take place in Doha, Qatar. Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to meet Saturday and Sunday in Doha, the capital of the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. Officials from both sides have said issues include reining in extremist groups and the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country. The Taliban have signaled flexibility on evacuations. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press there would be no cooperation with Washington on going after the increasingly active Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan.
IS has taken responsibility for a number of attacks, including a suicide bombing that killed 46 minority Shiite Muslims and wounded dozens as they prayed in a mosque. The Taliban on Saturday ruled out the possibility of collaborating with the United States in tackling radical groups in Afghanistan, and the US and Taliban have since the full withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in August. It has taken a tough stand on this important issue ahead of the first direct talks between the two. US officials will meet with senior Taliban officials in Qatar’s capital Doha on Saturday and Sunday. Its purpose is to facilitate the evacuation of foreign nationals and Afghan people who are at risk from Afghanistan. In addition, there can be talk about controlling extremist groups in Afghanistan.Officials from both sides gave this information. The Taliban have indicated that it may take a flexible approach to the evacuation of people from Afghanistan.This is the first such meeting since the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in August. The talks will take place in Doha, Qatar.
Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press on Saturday that it would not provide any assistance to Washington in relation to organizations affiliated with the increasingly active Islamic State group in Afghanistan. “We are capable of dealing with Daesh (Islamic State) on our own,” Shaheen said. In eastern Afghanistan, IS has launched repeated attacks on the country’s Shia Muslim community since 2014. He is also a big threat to America. A related organization was also involved in the recent attack on the mosque in which 46 people belonging to the minority Shia community were killed. A US official said on Friday that talks in Doha, Qatar, will focus on a commitment from Afghan Taliban leaders to allow the American people, foreign nationals and Afghan allies who have been supportive of the US government and military to leave Afghanistan.
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