Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, on June 25 stated that despite the surging attacks by Taliban, peace talks should not be aborted till pulled out by Taliban themselves, reported Ariana News. Abdullah following his and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s meeting with United States of America (U.S.A) President Joe Biden at the White House, stated that till the time Taliban moves out of peace process, long-stalled talks on a political settlement to decades of strife should be continued. This statement comes at a time when Taliban violence across Afghanistan is surging and raising grave doubts about long-stalled U.S.A - backed peace negotiations between the insurgents and a delegation that includes Government officials that began in Doha under the Trump administration in 2020.