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Top Taliban leader Mullah Zakir proposes peace talks with Afghan govt and US
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A senior Taliban leader Mullah Qayum Zakir The Guantanamo veteran that the Paks were said by Afghan intel to be trying to put together a new Taliban faction behind. has proposed that the Taliban leadership should hold peace talks with the Afghan government, United States and other Western countries. In a letter to the Taliban group’s council, Mullah Zakir has proposed that the Taliban group should adopt a new strategy for the movement’s internal and external policies. The 12-point proposal form by Zakir also includes implementation of Islamic law, and improving military strategy and coordination within the group, according to Al-Jazeera.  ... an Arab news network headquartered in Qatar, notorious for carrying al-Qaeda press releases. The name means the Peninsula,as in the Arabian Peninsula. In recent years it has settled in to become slightly less biased than MSNBC, in about the same category as BBC or CBS... Meanwhile, ...back at the Alamo, Davy was counting their remaining cannon balls and not liking the results... the Taliban group front man, Zabiullah Mujahid has said the group has not received the proposal by Mullah Zakir so far. Mujahid has further added that the group will not participate in talks with the foreign governments and will keep its focus on bring back Sharia law. The proposal by Zakir comes amid ongoing efforts to revive the Afghan grinding of the peace processor which stalled following the confirmation of Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... ’s death last year. The Taliban group has rejected to participate in direct peace talks as proposed by Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) comprising of Afghanistan, United States, Pakistain and China. Posted by: Fred 2016-04-10 |
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