Taliban won't stop fighting until Afghanistan has a new government, will lay down weapons when negotiated government acceptable to all sides comes into power – spokesperson
Head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah prepares to shake hands with leader of Taliban negotiating team Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Doha, July 18, 2021.
He added, that the Afghan government doesn't want reconciliation, but surrendering of Taliban saying, "They want, 'come and have ceasefire and we will continue our government as it is.' So that is also not a realistic approach, not a pragmatic approach.", emphasising that Afghans should agree upon a new government that would replace current Kabul administration.
Shaheen said the Taliban will lay down their weapons when a negotiated government acceptable to all sides in the conflict is installed in Kabul and Ghani's government is gone. After that vote, both Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah declared themselves president. In a compromise deal, Abdullah is now second in the government and heads the reconciliation council. His critics — including ones outside the Taliban — accuse him of seeking only to keep power, causing splits among government supporters. Last weekend, Abdullah headed a high-level delegation to the Qatari capital Doha for talks with Taliban leaders.
Before any ceasefire, there must be an agreement on a new government "acceptable to us and to other Afghans," he said.Shaheen said under this new government, women will be allowed to work, go to school, and participate in politics, but will have to wear the hijab, or headscarf.
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