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Taliban Has No Intention To Seek Peace: US

The US Department of State has said that the Taliban’s open letter to the American people does not reflect the group’s intention to work for peace. 
 
US State Department spokesperson said that Taliban attacks in recent weeks are a clear sign of the group’s barbarism and atrocities and that the letter does not show the group’s willingness for peace.
 
In addition, NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has said that peace without the cooperation of regional countries such as China, will be difficult to achieve with the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. 
 
"NATO supports the national unity government in Afghanistan and this is a sovereign nation with a sovereign government and we support and encourage that government also works with partners in the region. Actually we think it is impossible to solve the crisis in Afghanistan without close cooperation with other countries in the region and China is one of them," said the NATO chief.
 
Meanwhile President Ashraf Ghani has called on the Afghan public to unite against insurgents as they did during the Soviet occupation. 
 
“I must repeat that it was our unity, resilience and our perseverance that steered us to victory against the red army and what followed after. And it will be our unity and determination that will drive us toward creating a safe and modern nation based on a strong respect for our diversity and for the rule of law,” said Ghani. 
 
NATO officials say that the Taliban has no intention of joining the peace process.  
 
Meanwhile, US generals in Afghanistan have expressed confidence that with the increased air and ground strikes on the Taliban which also makes up a core component of President Donald Trump’s war strategy will break the military stalemate against the Taliban and that this will eventually force the Taliban to come to the negotiation table. 
 
“The enemy has suffered major casualties, they have lost the capacity for face to face war, enemy’s activities in the battlefield have decreased 50 to 60 percent” said Afghan defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri. 
 
On Wednesday, the Taliban published an open letter to the American people, calling on them to demand an end to the conflict in Afghanistan and to reject “the inexperienced policies of president Trump and his war-mongering advisors”.
 
The letter comes after the US increased air strikes on Taliban and Daesh strongholds in multiple regions across Afghanistan - inflicting a heavy toll against the militants. 
 
In January, US President Donald Trump rejected the idea of talks with the Taliban after a series of deadly attacks in Afghanistan, in an apparent contradiction of his own strategy to end America’s longest foreign war.
 
“I don’t think we’re prepared to talk right now. It’s a whole different fight over there. They’re killing people left and right. Innocent people are being killed left and right,” said Trump.

Taliban Has No Intention To Seek Peace: US

In the wake of a letter from the Taliban, NATO said the group has no intention just yet of joining the peace process. 

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The US Department of State has said that the Taliban’s open letter to the American people does not reflect the group’s intention to work for peace. 
 
US State Department spokesperson said that Taliban attacks in recent weeks are a clear sign of the group’s barbarism and atrocities and that the letter does not show the group’s willingness for peace.
 
In addition, NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has said that peace without the cooperation of regional countries such as China, will be difficult to achieve with the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. 
 
"NATO supports the national unity government in Afghanistan and this is a sovereign nation with a sovereign government and we support and encourage that government also works with partners in the region. Actually we think it is impossible to solve the crisis in Afghanistan without close cooperation with other countries in the region and China is one of them," said the NATO chief.
 
Meanwhile President Ashraf Ghani has called on the Afghan public to unite against insurgents as they did during the Soviet occupation. 
 
“I must repeat that it was our unity, resilience and our perseverance that steered us to victory against the red army and what followed after. And it will be our unity and determination that will drive us toward creating a safe and modern nation based on a strong respect for our diversity and for the rule of law,” said Ghani. 
 
NATO officials say that the Taliban has no intention of joining the peace process.  
 
Meanwhile, US generals in Afghanistan have expressed confidence that with the increased air and ground strikes on the Taliban which also makes up a core component of President Donald Trump’s war strategy will break the military stalemate against the Taliban and that this will eventually force the Taliban to come to the negotiation table. 
 
“The enemy has suffered major casualties, they have lost the capacity for face to face war, enemy’s activities in the battlefield have decreased 50 to 60 percent” said Afghan defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri. 
 
On Wednesday, the Taliban published an open letter to the American people, calling on them to demand an end to the conflict in Afghanistan and to reject “the inexperienced policies of president Trump and his war-mongering advisors”.
 
The letter comes after the US increased air strikes on Taliban and Daesh strongholds in multiple regions across Afghanistan - inflicting a heavy toll against the militants. 
 
In January, US President Donald Trump rejected the idea of talks with the Taliban after a series of deadly attacks in Afghanistan, in an apparent contradiction of his own strategy to end America’s longest foreign war.
 
“I don’t think we’re prepared to talk right now. It’s a whole different fight over there. They’re killing people left and right. Innocent people are being killed left and right,” said Trump.

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