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| Afghanistan |
| Govt. Rejects any Political Settlement with Insurgents |
| 2010-10-13 |
| [Tolo News] In a press conference held on Tuesday, the front man for the Office of the Afghanistan's Caped President rejected any political settlement with the armed anti-government groups The front man for the Afghanistan's Caped President, Wahid Omar, said its is early to comment about the ability of the High Peace Council and emphasised on a need for continuation of fight against al-Qaeda and other cut-thoat groups that have turned Afghanistan into a battlefield. While underscoring how people and media are effective in talks with armed anti-government groups he said in case the High Peace Council can not come up with a result, the Afghan government will think of other approaches. "We should back the council and see how it works. If it's proved that the council is not working, the government will take another step, but if it proves effective, a negative prejudgement could be harmful to the process," he said. The appointment of Burhanuddin Rabbani as the head of the council is a decision made by the council members and ethnic elders, he said. There are some signs of optimism from the anti-government groups, he said. "There is no reconciliation programme on hand with international Islamic fascisti who are not only operating in Afghanistan but in the region too. Our programme only covers those Afghans who are in opposition line," he said. He said the High Peace Council is responsible for talks and ways of negotiations with the Taliban, and any kinds of prejudgement about the council would be harmful. The remarks came as hours after the head of the council was announced by the President Karzai, Qari Yosuf who introduced himself as the a front man for the Taliban said the Taliban opposes the move.. But the President Karzai's front man said no one has contacted them on behalf of the Taliban. |
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