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| We Prefer US to Hold Talks With: Taliban Leader |
| 2012-06-03 |
| [Tolo News] Taliban are pro-peace negotiations and prefer to hold talks with the United States at the first stages, Member of Taliban's Leadership Council, Agha Jan Motasem told BBC. In an exclusive interview with BBC, Mr Motasem said that currently the war has been imposed on Taliban and they are ready to have talks with the Afghan government and other foreign nations at the second phase of peace negotiations. He also said that Taliban is led by a single leader and the Haqqani network is an inseparable part of Taliban. "Taliban are pro-peace negotiations and currently the war has been imposed on them, foreigners have occupied the country," Motasem told the BBC. "Peace Negotiations can't be a one phase process, it should have many phases. We prefer to negotiate with the US at the first phase, then with the Afghan government and other foreigners." Meanwhile, ...back at the secret hideout, Scarface Al sneeringly put his proposition to little Nell... Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the statements and said it's a positive sign, but it stressed that those groups who don't respect democracy and Afghan constitution will not be included in peace talks. "Ministry of foreign affairs welcomes talks with Taliban who accept Afghan constitution and democracy, we call on Taliban to join the grinding of the peace processor, currently talks with Taliban are underway," Janan Musazai, a front man for the Afghan Ministry Foreign Affairs said today. "Afghan government will continue fighting those who don't believe in the achievements of Afghan people and never believe in peace," Musazai added. This comes as Agha Jan Motasem has said that the only demand of the Taliban is a strong Islamic state and stressed that those who claim to be supporting the Afghan constitution are violating it most of the time. Foreign relations advisor of the Afghan High Peace Council, Mohammad Ismail Qasimyar says that a government which respects the rights of men and women and democracy in Afghanistan is acceptable. "We want an Islamic and people-owned government which pays respect to human rights ...which often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... , rights of men and women in the country, protects the past achievements and brings stability in Afghanistan," Qasimyar said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Save being a pro-Islamist, pro-Militant/MilTerr Govt. wid control or access to Nuclear Weapons. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-06-03 22:25 |
| #3 See also TOPIX > PAKISTAN HEADING INTO MAJOR CRISIS [ + possible Civil War, Govt. Collapse]WIDOUT REFORMS. IOW, any post-Civil War/Collapse Pak Govt. will be a Islamist one - THE MILTERRS WIN ANYWAY??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-06-03 22:24 |
| #2 Direct negociations with the US are far more lucrative for the Talban, they remove the middle-man [Karzai]. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-06-03 03:20 |
| #1 The talk I'd like would be "Do you have any last words before sentence is carried out?" |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2012-06-03 00:18 |