The US administration, led by President Joe Biden, believes lasting peace in Afghanistan is feasible solely via a political resolution, the White House has mentioned, noting the continuing dialogue between the federal government of the war-torn nation and the Taliban.
“I would note that there are ongoing political negotiations and discussions that we certainly support between Afghan leaders, members of the Afghan government, and the Taliban,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki instructed reporters at her day by day information convention on Friday, amidst a wave of violence from the Taliban.
“We believe a political solution is the only outcome to lasting peace in Afghanistan, but we will continue to provide support to the government in the form of humanitarian support, security support, training. We will also continue to encourage them to take a leading role in defending and protecting their own people,” she mentioned.
In an interview to MSNBC, Secretary of State Tony Blinken mentioned the US is set that Afghanistan doesn’t grow to be a coaching floor for terrorism directed in opposition to the United States or its allies and companions.
“That’s exactly why we went there in the first place, which is important to remember. We were attacked on 9/11, we went to Afghanistan to get the folks — who attacked us — to bring them to justice. Osama bin Laden was brought to justice 10 years ago, and the group, al-Qaida, responsible for those attacks has been dramatically diminished in terms of its capacity to attack anyone from Afghanistan,” he mentioned.
“We’re going to make sure that we keep our eyes on that. If we see the threat re-emerging, we’re going to be in a position to take action against it. But that’s why we were there, and now we’re 20 years and a trillion dollars and thousands of Americans lost later in that campaign. I think the reason we went there is what we have to keep the focus on, and we’ve largely succeeded in doing what we needed to do,” Blinken mentioned.
The United States, he mentioned, does have deep issues in regards to the actions the Taliban is taking, indicating that it might be attempting to take the nation by pressure.
Senior American army officers have admitted that the Taliban has gained “strategic momentum,” with their forces now controlling about half of Afghanistan’s greater than 400 district centres.
Blinken mentioned Afghanistan would grow to be a pariah state, if the Taliban took it by pressure.
“It would not get the assistance that it’s looking for and that the Taliban says it wants if it has any responsibility for the country. It would not get the support from the international community that it says it wants. We’re actively engaged in diplomacy because there is no military solution to this conflict that’s been going on for more than 40 years in Afghanistan, and we’re working to try to bring that to an end,” he mentioned.
US Central Command, which is accountable for Afghanistan, mentioned not too long ago that the withdrawal of US forces is greater than 95 per cent full.
President Joe Biden has mentioned the withdrawal could be full by the tip of August.
Approximately 650 troops are set to stay within the nation to safe the US diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, together with the embassy, and to help in securing Kabul’s worldwide airport, which is a crucial facility for the motion of diplomats.
