Taliban demand removal from UN list of terrorists

Kabul, Dt

The Taliban have taken control of the southern provinces of Afghanistan as well as the northern provinces early on Saturday morning, as well as the border provinces of Pakistan in the east. With this, the Taliban have reached the gates of Kabul. The Taliban, which has partially succumbed to global pressure to bring peace to Afghanistan, has set some stringent conditions, including removing the Taliban from the UN list of terrorist groups to negotiate with the Afghan government.

Under pressure from global as well as Pakistan's spy agency ISI, the Taliban have agreed to hold peace talks with the Afghan government's negotiator in Pakistan. But he has set three drastic conditions for negotiations. He called for the unconditional release of all Taliban prisoners held in Afghan jails.

In addition, the Afghan government has asked the United Nations to remove the Taliban from its list of terrorist groups. It also includes stringent conditions such as appointing the Taliban to key positions such as president, defense minister, home minister, army chief and head of the NDS. If the Taliban come to these important positions, the post of Prime Minister will be formalized.

The Taliban, meanwhile, is reluctant to negotiate with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Prince Mirwais, the son of former King Zair and chairman of the National Committee for the Preservation of Afghan Cultural Heritage, is therefore likely to be appointed as a negotiator by the Afghan government. The Taliban's previous meeting with the Afghan government had failed.

The Taliban, meanwhile, have seized control of northern, western and southern Afghanistan in recent weeks and are now advancing on Kabul. Two-thirds of the country is under the control of Sunni Pashtun fighters. The Taliban on Saturday also seized Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan's fourth-largest city in the northern province.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, on the other hand, addressed the nation on Saturday and said reorganizing the army was his government's priority. Steps are being taken in this direction. Don't let the war imposed on us cause more deaths.