The Kabul government has proposed power-sharing to the Taliban in exchange for an immediate end to the violence that escalated in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American troops and caused civilian casualties. Government sources reported this to broadcaster 1Tv. The Taliban claim to have control of 65 percent of the country. About ten provincial capitals under their control.
«The government has submitted a proposal to Qatar as a mediator. The proposal allows the Taliban to share power in exchange for an end to violence in the country, ”the source said.
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Taliban take tenth capital
Meanwhile, the advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan continues while US and NATO troops are completing their withdrawal from the country. In the past few hours the mujahideen have stormed the city of Ghanzi, about 150 km from Kabul. This is the tenth capital province passed under the control of the Taliban in a few days. The capital is increasingly encircled as President Ashraf Ghani is trying to mobilize a counter-offensive by relying on the country’s special forces, militias and American air power.
The fears of Western countries
The alarm is growing in Western countries which have not, however, revised the decision to withdraw their contingent from the country. According to the latest US intelligence assessment, Kabul could be attacked within 30 days and the mujahideen could gain full control of the territory within a few months. Italy, the secretary general of the Farnesina Ettore Sequi warned, will not accept “in terms of recognition of any new regimes, a violent takeover” and “any other new emirate will not be recognized”. While German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned that Germany is ready to withdraw aid to the country, estimated at around 430 million euros a year, if the Taliban take power by force and impose a strict interpretation of the law Islamic law which severely limits rights.
Cold shower on the front of the dialogue
The Taliban will not enter into talks with the Afghan government as long as Ashraf Ghani remains president. This is what Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a meeting with foreign journalists in Islamabad, claiming that he “tried to convince the Taliban … three or four months ago, when they came here”. “The condition is that as long as there is Ghani, the Taliban will not speak with the Afghan government”, according to Khan, what was said by the Islamic militants.