The Russian Federation’s foreign ministry ex-pressed readiness to mediate between the Islamic Emirate and its “opponents.”
The remarks were made by the Russian foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, in a press conference in Moscow.
“There have been no contacts with Russia in this regard. But it we were asked based on regulations, we will be ready to facilitate the negotiations be-tween the new Afghan authorities and their oppo-nent forces,” she told a press conference.
But the Islamic Emirate downplays its political op-ponents, calling them “not serious,” and saying that the chance for negotiations with those who fled the country have been squandered.
“We don’t have any political opponents. Those who left the country and fled, they have also lost the chance for negotiations because we were ready for negotiations in the first place,” said Islamic Emirate spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, speaking to TOLOnews.
This comes as earlier a delegation of the Islamic Emirate, led by acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Ahmad Massoud, leader of the Resistant Front, and Ismail Khan, the former Herat governor, in Iran.
Muttaqi confirmed his meeting with Ahmad Mas-soud and Ismail Khan and said that he assured them that they can come back and live in Afghanistan “without any worries.”
But will such a meeting be effective for the ongoing situation in Afghanistan?
“The current Afghan problems cannot be solved without negotiations. We are hopef ul that such meetings be held, so the Afghan issues can be solved via (talks),’ said Moeen Samkani, leader of Hezb-e-Haq Wa Adalat.
“The Islamic Emirate should talk with its opposi-tion groups and reach a good decision,” said Sayed Hashim, a political analyst.
The international community has repeatedly voiced its dissatisfaction over the lack of an inclusive gov-ernment in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday reacted to recent remarks by Russian envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kablov, who said he favors an inclusive and transitional coalition government in Afghanistan and that the Taliban has not violated their deal with the United States.
MoFA said that some remarks by Mr. Kaboluv were not based on realities in Afghanistan while in some context they were contrary to official statements by the Russian Federation, which Kabul sees as a friend.
The ministry said that unjustifiable exaggeration of “a forbidden group in Russia” is in contravention of Russia’s willingness in fighting against the threat of terrorism and extremism in the region and of achieving lasting peace based on the demand of Afghans.—Agencies
