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Pakistan joins US-led call for Afghan ceasefire, talks
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Pakistain, which supported Afghanistan’s former Taliban ...Arabic for students... regime, on Friday joined the United States, Russia and China in a call on the turbans to agree to a ceasefire and negotiations with Kabul. Pakistain joined the three powers in talks in Beijing that come as the United States moves closer to an agreement with the Taliban to pull troops from Afghanistan and end its longest-ever war. The four countries "encouraged all parties to take steps to reduce violence leading to a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire that starts with intra-Afghan negotiations," said a joint statement issued by the United States. They called for direct negotiations involving the Taliban, 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 government and other Afghans to "produce a peace framework as soon as possible." Members of the Taliban and government met earlier this week in 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..., a breakthrough even though participants were said to be there in a personal capacity. The Taliban, believing they have an upper hand as they seek a US troop withdrawal, have refused to negotiate with the internationally recognized government or to halt its deadly campaign of attacks. Pakistain, whose relations with the United States have been rocky over its handling of bad boys, has sought to use its influence with the Taliban to help reach a deal. Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan  ... aka The Great Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight... is set to come to Washington on July 22 to meet with President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... , who is impatient to end the war launched after the September 11, 2001 attacks. US negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad has sought understandings with Russia and China despite the two powers’ rivalries with the United States. The Soviet Union fought US-backed Islamic guerrillas in a disastrous intervention in the 1980s, while China is keen to prevent any spread of extremism. Posted by: Fred 2019-07-13 |
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