KABUL (SW) – In his traditional annual Eid-ul-Adha message, the Taliban leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada said the group remained committed to finding a resolution to the conflict in Afghanistan through talks.
In a statement, he alleged the opposition parties were still ‘wasting’ time. “Our message remains that instead of relying on foreigners, let us resolve our issues among ourselves and rescue our homeland from the prevailing crisis”, he said.
The Taliban leaders also vowed to seek good and strong diplomatic, economic and political relations with the US.
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“We assure all foreign diplomats, embassies, consulates, humanitarian organizations and investors that they will not face any problems from our side, rather we will exert all efforts for their protection and security”, said Hibatullah, adding the foreign diplomatic missions should continue their work and not feel a sense of apprehension from the advances of the Taliban.
Meanwhile, Ajmal Omar Shinwari, the spokesman for the armed forces, said on Sunday that so far 24 districts had been freed from Taliban control as a result of operations by defense and security forces.
He said the defense and security forces launched 244 ground and air operations in the last four days, as a result of which 967 Taliban fighters were killed and 596 other fighters of this group were wounded.
This comes as a crucial round of the so far stalled intra-Afghan peace talks began in the Qatari capital Doha on Saturday.
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