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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban Should Choose Between Military Pressure, Peace |
| 2011-01-16 |
| [Tolo News] Afghan Chief of Security Council said on Monday that if Taliban refuse to reconcile with central government, they will come under huge military pressures. At an exclusive interview with TOLOnews, Spanta Head of Security Council commented that cut-thoats, who fail to accept Afghan constitution, should be fought with. Mr Spanta underlined that there are some circles within the Afghan government that hold Taliban-like thoughts. Al-Qaeda's support to the Taliban leadership hampers peace talks with the Taliban, he said. "It's basically impossible to hold talks with bully boyz who are part of the al-Qaeda network, because our legitimacy and our national and international commitments prevent us from doing so," he said. Peace with the Taliban does not mean to accept all of their preconditions, but it's more like reinforcing the government's gains in the past years, he said. "Within the government there are different tendencies, some want to seriously fight against the Taliban... and some others, while not being Talibs, think like them," he said. He suggested that the only way to win the fight against terrorism is to target cut-thoats' havens outside Afghan borders and those who prepare the ground for terrorism growth. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... officials at Ministry of Defence have remarked that security transition will start in July this year. |
| Posted by:Fred |