KABUL (SW) – The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday called on the Taliban to cease the attacks, to fully implement the agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban and to reduce violence because.
He said this at the online pre-ministerial press conference in Brussels. Stoltenberg said it is the only way towards a peaceful negotiated solution in Afghanistan.
"NATO will continue to stay committed to Afghanistan with financial support, with our Resolute Support mission, with training. Because we believe that the best way for us to support the peace process is to continue the support to the Afghans so that the Taliban understand that they will never win on the battlefield. They have to sit down at the negotiating table and make real compromises", he said.
Meanwhile, Javed Faisal, spokesman for the National Security Council, has said the Taliban insurgents continue to stage deadly terrorist attacks in the country.
"Taliban killed at least 30 civilians and wounded two others across nine provinces in the last seven days. Majority of these civilians were killed by roadside IEDs. Taliban need to ceasefire for civilians to be unharmed and for peace to be advanced", he said earlier this week.
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