Afghan Taliban on June 28 rejected the statement of Pakistani
Ambassador
in Kabul Muhammad
Sadiq wherein
he had said
that Taliban
were allowed
to go to Qatar
for peace
talks, saying
the peace
talks were
not started
on directions
from Pakistan, reports Daily Times. Commenting on the Pakistani ambassador’s
statement,
Taliban ‘spokesman’
Zabihullah
Mujahid said,
“We have said
earlier that
Taliban representatives
never proceeded
to Qatar for Pakistan
told them
to do so,
as the ambassador
in an interview
with Reuters
had said.”
Perhaps the
Pakistani
ambassador
lacked knowledge
in that connection,
he said, adding,
“Afghanistan
started peace
talks in its
national interest
and on the
wishes of
the leadership
of Taliban,
and then suspended
the talks
when the leadership
wished so.”
In the fresh
message, Taliban
reiterated
that the talks
were held
for forwarding
the confidence-building
measures that
had to be
followed by
peace talks.
However, he
did not rule
out the possibility
of resumption
of the talks. |
