• Login
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
Time of Pakistan
No Result
View All Result
Home International News Asia

Karzai Reaches Out to Taliban in New Afghan Peace Council

ToP by ToP
October 8, 2010
in Asia, International News
0
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Afghan President Hamid Karzai used the anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan to open the inaugural session of a peace council appointed to help reconcile with the Taliban and other militant groups.President Karzai offered peace to the Taliban nine years to the day after U.S.-led forces began their effort to topple the group’s government in Kabul.Mr. Karzai opened the 70-member council meeting.The Afghan leader said he hoped the High Council for Peace will make the desire of peace and stability a reality for the nation. He said Afghanistan’s reconstruction and development are linked to peace and stability.The council includes former Taliban officials as well as past Afghan presidents, civilian and religious leaders.President Karzai made a special appeal to members of the Taliban in their main language, Pashto.He called again on opposition forces, the Taliban and any Afghan citizen inside or outside of the country to use the opportunity to forge peace.The U.S. government has expressed support for Mr. Karzai’s long-standing efforts to negotiate peace with the Taliban.For months, there have been scattered reports that the Karzai administration has been involved in secret talks with the militant group. But the Taliban leadership officially has dismissed the possibility of reconciliation until foreign forces leave the country.

Afghan political analyst Wadir Sapai says he believes that the Taliban will accept a timeline for a coalition withdrawal only if the Afghan government meets its other basic demands, which include government recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group with sovereignty within its regional strongholds.Sapai says the Taliban inadvertently finds itself with allies in the current Afghan government, who are echoing its call for changes to the country’s constitution.”Even the opposition of the present government also wants this amendment, which would be a parliamentary regime with a prime minister and limited authorities for the president,” he said.

Sapai says that a lack of trust in the Afghan government contributes to the belief that Afghanistan has lost more than it has gained after nine years of war.”Afghanistan has lost in the security sphere, in the economic sphere, in the political sphere and also in the nation building,” he added. “Afghanistan has not gained anything for society, nothing for the peace [and] nothing for the region.”
This year has been the deadliest of the war, with more than 560 foreign troops killed. More than 2,000 foreign troops have died since 2001. As coalition and Afghan forces push deeper into Taliban-controlled territory in the south, analysts warn that the number of causalities will increase – Voanews

Previous Post

Oil consumption falls by seven percent in first quarter

Next Post

Pakistan Border Closing Strains Ties As NATO Tankers Burn

ToP

ToP

Related Posts

indian pm modi
Pakistan

Pakistan Invites Indian PM Narendra Modi to SCO Meeting

by Jameel Ahmad
August 29, 2024
Largest IT Outage
Technology

Largest IT Outage in History Brings Y2K Fears to Reality, Says Web Security Expert

by Jameel Ahmad
July 19, 2024
Ishaq Dar
Pakistan

Ensure the Safety of Students”: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s Directive Amid Bangladesh Protests

by Jameel Ahmad
July 18, 2024
Trump Assassination Attempt
International News

Trump Calls for Unity After Assassination Attempt

by Jameel Ahmad
July 15, 2024
Narendra Modi Government
International News

India shares plunge as polls show Modi’s mandate slipping

by Jameel Ahmad
June 4, 2024
Ebrahim Raisi
International News

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash

by Jameel Ahmad
May 20, 2024
Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Garners New Investment Promises from Riyadh

by Jameel Ahmad
April 29, 2024
Next Post

Pakistan Border Closing Strains Ties As NATO Tankers Burn

Popular Stories

  • Google shuts failed social network Google+

    Google shuts failed social network Google+

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Watch Video: Indian Father Buried His Ten Year Old Daughter Alive

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
Time of Pakistan

About Times Of Pakistan

kralbetbetturkeyikimislibahis1xbetm.infohipas.infohttps://www.wiibet.com/restbetcdn.com

Other Categories

  • Beautiful Pakistan
  • Fashion News
  • Funny News
  • Viral Videos
  • Weird News

Recent Posts

  • 11th J.A. Zaman Memorial Open – Powered by Gem Golfers
  • Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi Sentenced to Jail in £190 Million Case
  • World’s Largest Submarine Cable Arrives in Pakistan: Could This End Internet Woes?

Times Of Pakistan © 2024. Design & Developed by E2E Solution Providers.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In