{"id":91438,"date":"2019-09-07T10:26:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T10:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/lib\/would-not-accept-just-any-deal\/"},"modified":"2020-12-19T13:17:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T13:17:54","slug":"would-not-accept-just-any-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/archive\/would-not-accept-just-any-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Would not accept just any deal\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MONITORING (SW) – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that while it was seeking a political agreement with the Taliban, Washington would not accept just any deal after a wave of violence cast a shadow over its talks with the insurgent group.<\/p>\n

“The United States’ view is that the best way forward is a political agreement and that (is what) we’re working diligently on right now, that doesn’t mean we’ll take any deal,” Esper said during a press conference in Paris with his French counterpart.<\/p>\n

 “We will make sure we have a good deal, a good enough deal that guarantees at least the security of our countries going forward and a brighter path ahead for the Afghan people”, he said.<\/p>\n

Sediq Sediqqi, spokesperson for the Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, said in a series of tweets today that the Kabul government welcomes the latest remarks made by Pentagon Chief. “ … We echo the need for sustainable peace, end of violence and a meaningful peace that would guarantee the security of Afghanistan and its allies”, he tweeted.<\/p>\n

Under the draft accord with the Taliban, thousands of U.S. troops would be withdrawn over the coming months in exchange for guarantees that Afghanistan would not be used as a base for militant attacks on the United States and its allies, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

However, according to the agreement, a full peace agreement to end more than 18 years of war would depend on subsequent “intra Afghan” talks. The Taliban have rejected calls for a ceasefire and instead stepped up operations across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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