NEW: Afghan officials and the US special envoy have had tense exchanges in Kabul over the past few days after the US diplomat briefed President Ghani and advisers on proposed deal with Taliban, a foreign diplomat and 2 former US officials say.
WASHINGTON — The Afghan government has clashed with President Donald Trump's envoy over a proposed, just as Washington is preparing to unveil the agreement, foreign diplomats, Afghan officials and former U.S. officials said.
"The concerns are very high, not just for the government but also for the people of Afghanistan, because the people of Afghanistan have been bitten by this snake before," Waheed Omer, a senior adviser to the Afghan president, told a press briefing in Kabul on Thursday."We are still not assured of what the agreement's consequences could have for Afghanistan's future," Omer said."Our position is that we need more debate on this agreement.
To reassure the Afghan government, the U.S. is considering a separate joint statement or declaration that would make clear existing bilateral agreements between the two countries would remain in effect, according to a foreign diplomat and a U.S. source familiar with the matter. In addition, the Afghan government would acknowledge — but not endorse — the U.S.-Taliban deal, the sources said.
The talks with the Afghan government this week coincided with a series of deadly attacks, including a suicide bombing in Kabul on Monday and a bombing Thursday near an Afghan intelligence office that killed 10 civilians and two NATO service members, a Romanian and an American. Engel, in a letter to Khalilzad, demanded the envoy testify before the committee"so that Congress and the American people will have the long-overdue opportunity to understand the contours of your negotiations with the Taliban and the potential risks and opportunities that may result."
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