United States President Donald Trump will not accept any “bad Deal” with the Taliban about any issue concerning peace and stability in Afghanistan, said a White House official to US media.
According to the WH official, Trump will not accept any deal that would undermine country’s achievements of the past 18 years during peace process, including women rights.
“We are certainly prioritizing peace efforts in Afghanistan. But as with all negotiations that involve vital US national security interests, we have contingency plans,” the official told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. “The president has indicated he hopes for the best in these peace talks, but he will also not accept a bad deal.”
The WH official also warned possible leaks by Taliban during the Afghan peace process, as saying US has other options to use, including the military option.
“He also recognizes that we have vital terrorism interests in Afghanistan and he certainly is focused on keeping American safe. So we will do what we have to do to ensure those vital national security interests are protected,” local media quoted WH official as saying.
Meanwhile an Afghan political analyst Sayed Naqibullah Hashemi said military options could do no better, as we have been through the past 18 years of conflict with such an approach – the conflict has not been solved.
“It is difficult to resolve Afghanistan’s issue through military. Because, in the four decades of war in Afghanistan and 18 years of foreign forces presence in Afghanistan, the issue has not been solved,” explained Hashemi.
Anwarulhaq Ahadi, New National Front of Afghanistan, said that Afghans thus far reached measurable achievements in various sectors, including women role in the country, which should not be compromised during the peace process.
“We should not consider peace as losing citizenship rights, women’s rights and we should hope for peace,” said Ahadi.
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