|
2021-04-22 Afghanistan
|
|
Taliban Sought Release of Prisoners Before Istanbul Talks: Source
|
[ToloNews] The Taliban
 ...mindless ferocity in a turban...
reportedly asked the US on Tuesday to ensure the release of its prisoners and the removal of UN sanctions on the Taliban’s leaders in exchange for the participation of the group in the The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
conference, sources close to the group have told TOLOnews.
The UN-led Afghan peace conference in Turkey was scheduled to take place on April 24, but now the summit has been postponed over non-participation by the Taliban.
Turkey, UN, US and Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
made several attempts in the past to convince the Taliban to ensure their participation in the conference, but the efforts did not yield an outcome.
Ottoman Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday tweeted that the conference had been postponed for after the Eid al-Fitr.
"We have consulted with Qatar, the US and the UN," Ottoman Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. "We have decided to postpone the Istanbul Conference on the Afghanistan grinding of the peace processor after Eid a l-Fitr."
"It was good if the release of these 7,000 prisoners was made conditional on a ceasefire...if they accept the ceasefire—when these prisoners are released, then no war is there for them to fight," said Mohammad Omar Daudzai, President Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money...
’s special envoy for Pakistain.
Pakistain reportedly also made attempts to influence the Taliban to attend the Turkey conference, but the efforts failed.
"Tomorrow their (Pakistain) high level military and political delegation will visit Kabul and we will have deep discussions with them about improving bilateral ties," said Daudzai.
This comes as violence continues to grip Afghanistan with dozens killed and maimed on daily basis.
"I want to say to the Taliban that this country has been devastated because of your war, so return to the talks and make an agreement," said Qazi Mohammad Amin Weqad, the former deputy head of the high council of peace.
The Istanbul conference has been delayed two times due to the denial of the Taliban.
The Taliban have been insisting that the US first needs to implement the Doha agreement before the start of the Istanbul conference, meaning that the US needs to honor its agreement signed under the Trump administration to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by May 1.
The Afghan government on Tuesday said the list of a republic delegation for the conference has been finalized.
A high-level Afghan government official who spoke on condition of anonymity told TOLOnews that there is the possibility that a 15- or 17-member team will represent the Islamic Theocratic Republic of Afghanistan at the conference scheduled for April 24.
The High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) also confirmed the finalization of the republic's negotiating team. 
|
Posted by trailing wife 2021-04-22 00:00||
||
Front Page|| [7 views ]
Top
File under: Taliban
|
|
17:53 jpal
17:52 Frank G
17:44 Huputch Hatrack4765
17:39 jpal
17:38 ed in texas
17:23 jpal
17:00 Deacon+Blues
17:00 trailing wife
16:51 Deacon+Blues
16:44 Gleremble+Bucket3559
16:26 Procopius2k
16:24 Procopius2k
16:17 Procopius2k
16:16 Deacon+Blues
16:15 Procopius2k
15:48 Ulalet Brown4953
15:19 Angealing+B.+Hayes4677
15:03 Angealing+B.+Hayes4677
14:53 Silentbrick
14:40 Grom the Reflective
14:39 Grom the Reflective
14:38 James
14:38 M. Murcek
14:38 Frank G
|
