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Members of Taliban ready to talk: Afghan president
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday said that certain members of Taliban were ready to hold peace talks with the government and its peace council.
"We know the Taliban wants to talk to the Afghan government and the Afghan High Peace Council," Karzai told reporters at a joint press conference with the visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
The Afghan leader said he will leave for an official trip to the Gulf state of Qatar in a couple of days, to hold talks with Qatari leaders over opening the Taliban's liaison office there.
Kerry, who arrived earlier in the day for a surprised visit to the war-hit country, said that he and Karzai share the same views over the peace talks with the Taliban and that there was no disagreement between the two countries over the issue.
Karzai and other Afghan leaders have repeatedly offered peace talks with the Taliban. However, the insurgent group has categorically rejected the offer, saying there will be no talks until foreign troops leave the country.
The Afghan leader said that the Pakistan's role was crucial in peace talks, saying "without the participation of Pakistan we will not see a fruitful" results from the peace process.
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However, he reiterated that Afghanistan will not allow the developments gained over the past decade to be reversed in any peace efforts.
Praising Afghanistan's efforts for holding a free, fair and inclusive presidential election to be held next year, the top U.S. diplomat said the U.S. will continue to support Afghanistan even after majority of foreign combat troops leave the country by the end of 2014.
Earlier Monday, Kerry and Karzai discussed a number of issues including war on terror and the security transition from U.S. and NATO troops to Afghan forces as well as the proposed Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) between Kabul and Washington.
Also earlier Monday, the U.S. military handed over a key U.S.- run detention center to Afghan army, putting an end to a source of tension between Kabul and its main ally Washington.
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卡尔扎伊当天下午会见突然到访的美国国务卿克里。卡尔扎伊在随后举行的新闻发布会上说，“我们知道部分塔利班人员有同阿富汗政府和高级和平委员会开展和谈的意愿”，他自己将在未来数日内赴卡塔尔访问，就阿富汗塔利班在卡塔尔开设办事处一事同卡塔尔政府展开磋商。
他同时对此前指责美国同塔利班“私下接触”的言论作出解释，称只是想强调塔利班的袭击会成为美军继续驻留的理由。卡尔扎伊表示，他同克里达成共识，阿富汗和美国都希望塔利班能回到和平谈判中来。
卡尔扎伊同时强调巴基斯坦在阿富汗和平进程中的重要性。他说：“没有巴基斯坦的参与阿富汗和谈就不会有实质果效。”
自阿富汗塔利班武装于2012年宣布中止和谈以来，阿富汗政府曾多次呼吁其重返和谈，但塔利班先后以释囚、撤军等问题予以回绝。今年1月，卡塔尔政府宣布塔利班将于近期在其首都多哈设立和谈办事处。巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里曾于2月表示，巴基斯坦欢迎阿富汗塔利班在卡塔尔开设办事处，并将为阿富汗国内和平谈判提供支持。
随着驻阿北约军队撤军日期临近，阿富汗防务移交工作也在加快。驻阿美军25日向阿方移交关押大量塔利班人员的巴格拉姆监狱。此前卡尔扎伊曾表态，将释放监狱部分在押“无辜人员”以推动国内和解进程。 |
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发表于 2016-7-11 09:57:16