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Sirajuddin Haqqani says Taliban open to talks in line with Sharia
 [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The leader of the notorious Haqqani terrorist network and deputy chief of the Taliban group Sirajuddin Haqqani...son of Pashtun warlord Jalaluddin Haqqani, still titular head of the Haqqani Network.... has said Taliban is open to talks only if such negotiations are in line with Sharia. He did not elaborate regarding his statement suggesting that the talks could be held in line with Sharia but the Taliban group and the Haqqani terrorist network have long been demanding the complete withdrawal of foreign forces and establishment a strict Sharia rule in the country. In a rare audio message, obtained by the local media in Pakistain, Sirajuddin said "The Islamic Emirate [of Afghanistan] is not opposed to talks if they are held in line with Sharia and if the international community agrees to this." Sirajuddin further added "Our Political Commission deals with the issue of negotiations. If we were opposed to talks, we would have not formed this commission," according to The Express Tribune. "This was a consensus decision of the Taliban leadership," he said, adding that "The international community has imposed a puppet administration on the people of Afghanistan. They are now asking and even forcing us to join it. We cannot accept this demand. The Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... administration has no power as it cannot implement any decision." The audio message by Sirajuddin has been released as Quadrilateral talks involving Afghanistan, Pakistain, China and United States failed to revive the peace talks. The Afghan government was forced to opt a strict military option against the Taliban group after the group rejected calls for peace talks and staged a deadly attack in capital Kabul in April this year. Posted by: Fred 2016-06-16 |
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