Russia said on Tuesday that the Taliban is ready for Political “Agreement”, even when insurgents launch attacks against government troops to secure greater areas of Afghanistan during the withdrawal of American troops.
Taking advantage of the withdrawal of foreign troops, the Taliban have captured several districts, crossed the border and besieged provincial capitals.
round of inconclusive talks The militants seem to have lost momentum as battlefield advantage.
But Zamir Kabulov, the Kremlin’s envoy to Afghanistan, said during a conference with the former Afghan leader hamid karzai On Tuesday, the rebels were ready to consider political proposals put forward by other parties for talks.
“Over the past 20 or so years, the vast majority of the (Taliban) leadership has certainly been fed up with the war and understands that there is a need to find a political solution to the current impasse,” Kabulov said.
He said he had shown he was “ready for a political settlement” based on the insurgent group’s statements and actions.
“But it is clear that a political settlement from their point of view should be presented to them decently,” Kabulov said.
His remarks came after another round of inconclusive talks in Qatar The weekend between the Afghan government and the Taliban has led many to expect the ill-fated peace process to begin.
Moscow is watching the conflict closely.
soldiers of the soviet union Captured Afghanistan in 1979, and the 10-year conflict claimed the lives of more than 14,000 Soviet soldiers.
In recent years, Russia has sought reach the taliban and has hosted Taliban representatives several times in Moscow, most recently in July.
Moscow is also watching for a possible spillover of instability into neighboring former Soviet Central Asian countries where Russia maintains military bases.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Russia is concerned that instability could increase terrorist threats and drug trafficking.
Next month Russia is participating in a joint military exercise in Tajikistan, which has called on thousands of reservists to help secure its shared border with Afghanistan.
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