Bayan News
Officials in the Taliban-led government have said in response to visits by US special envoy to Afghanistan Thomas West that provoking Kabul’s opponents would not be in Washington’s interest.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the general spokesman for the Taliban-led government, made the remarks in an interview with the BBC on Thursday (June 12th).
Over the past two weeks, he has met with the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, a number of Taliban political opponents in Turkey, Tajikistan and India.
Regarding the US official’s meetings with Taliban political opponents, Mujahid added that if Washington wants peace and stability in Afghanistan and the region, Thomas West’s trips will be useful, if they persuade the opposition to return and renounce any opposition. Take.
A Taliban spokesman, however, said that if the US special envoy to Afghanistan was to incite the Taliban against the government and bring peace and stability, it would not be in the US interest.
However, Zabihullah Mujahid has expressed hope that the purpose of the West’s regional trips will be to ensure peace and stability in Afghanistan.
According to Mujahid, the Office of the US Special Representative for Afghanistan has contacted the Taliban Foreign Ministry and explained the purpose of its visit to the region, which is seeking peace and stability in Afghanistan.
