Taliban must show real will and ability to violence reduction - NATO

"VAN" (Afghanistan Bureau) :: The NATO chief, Jens Stoltenberg in a pre-ministerial meeting at Brussels urged the Taliban to show a real will and ability to deliver violence reduction in order to move towards a lasting peace solution in Afghanistan.

Stoltenberg reaffirmed support to the Afganistan National Defence Force as the United States, a major partner to NATO is at the eve of signing a deal with the Taliban.

This comes as the US President, Donald Trump ordered the signing of a conditional peace deal with the Taliban on Monday to end America’s long-run war in Afghanistan before the US Presidential elections.

US media outlets reported the possibility of a deal sign with the Taliban about in a week.

The Trump administration is seeking to announce a deal to deescalate violence with the Afghan Taliban as soon as this week, CNN reported on Wednesday citing two US defence officials familiar with the discussions.
Cr :: KP

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