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Taliban Discussed Withdrawal of Foreign Forces with Khalizad: Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami party says Taliban representatives have discussed the foreign forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan in their recent meeting with the U.S. special envoy for Afghan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad.
“The withdrawal of foreign military forces has been one of the issues as the Taliban discussed it with Zalmay Khalilzad, but the U.S. has asked the Taliban to create the situation so that the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan would not be a need anymore,” Hekmatyar told Ariana News.
Hekmatyar stressed that it is time for the Taliban to end the war and make peace so that the foreign military forces leave Afghanistan.
“Now the ball is in Taliban’s hand, they should make way for foreign troops to leave Afghanistan,” he said, adding that if the Taliban end the war, the foreign military will pull off.
The leader of Hezb-e-Islami, meanwhile, said that they have direct and indirect contacts with the Taliban leadership and that a timeline for withdrawal of foreign forces have been the issue as they are constantly discussing. He stressed that the Taliban not willing to talk with the Afghan government.
“Nothing is new and serious in the meeting between the Taliban and Mr. Zalilzad so far; a preliminary talks but this is a good progress,” Hekmatyar said.
The US’s top diplomat for Afghanistan has met with a Taliban delegation in Qatar, following his 10-day trip to regional countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
Taliban said that their representatives discussed the “end of occupation” and “a peaceful solution in Afghanistan” in their meeting with Khalilzad.
Following the issue, a member of the High Peace Council Qazi Amin Weqad said that they are serious for talks between the government and the Taliban,
“We welcome the Taliban’s move to introduce their representatives for peace talks. This is a progress,” he said.
This comes as recently, the Taliban have appointed five of their members as representatives for political office in Qatar, following the U.S. diplomat Khalilzad’s call on the armed group to come up with an authorized team of negotiators for peace talks.
The Japanese ambassador in Kabul, Takayoshi Kuromiya, met Saturday with Sader Azam Osmani, the Deputy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, the meeting discussed Japan’s cooperation in these areas.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) held Saturday an emergency meeting in Kabul attended by the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration to instantly address the needs of recent flood victims in Baghlan province.
The ministry quoted Abdul Rahman Rahmani, head of the assistance coordination of the ministry, as saying that the goal of the meeting was to provide emergency assistance to flood victims and how to consider first aid.
According to reports, intense floods in Baghlan’s many districts have left hundreds of dead and injured.
The ministry stated that hundreds of houses have been destroyed and people are living in open space in the mountains.
Meanwhile, the ministry added that the figures are not yet final and the process of rescue operations is still ongoing with the cooperation of health teams.
At the meeting, Mohammad Omar Hashemi, the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration, also assured that the organization is ready to provide urgent aid to the victims.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it can only support one in every three malnourished children across Afghanistan, highlighting the shortage of funding.
WFP said on X that there are three million malnourished children in Afghanistan.
“But we can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across Afghanistan,” WFP said. “Children bear the brunt of the assistance cuts. Sustained funding is vital.”
The World Food Program in Afghanistan had previously warned that the number of malnourished children visiting hospitals has increased this year following the reduction of foreign aid.
More than 23 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this year, according to the United Nations. Over half of them are children.
In February, WFP announced a dire need for $760 million in food assistance for Afghanistan over the next six months.
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