Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, while speaking in a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday said that he welcomes the US’s efforts to bring stability and peace in Afghanistan and added that “now the opportunity has been created for the peace process.”
He also called on the Taliban to use this opportunity to settle negotiations, ” “we hope that the opposite side (Taliban) also use this opportunity and we hope to reach peace which is the wish of all Afghans.”
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalizad who is in Kabul and held a meeting with government told TOLO News that “I will cooperate with Afghan officials and other influencial Afghans to reach a peace that ends the 40-year war in Afghanistan. We in cooperation want to make a peaceful Afghanistan where all tribes see themselves included, have the right to choose and will try to achieve a result that should deserve the sacrifices made during the years.”
