The leaks of «Washington» and «Taliban» negotiations terms shock the American public

The spokesman for the political office of the Afghan Taliban in the Qatari capital Doha, Suhail Shahin, announced the success of the current round of negotiations with the United States.

Shahin said in a tweet on Sunday 1 September 2019 on his personal account on «Twitter»: The talks that took place during the night was good, during which it was agreed to seek a peaceful solution that ensures the security, stability and freedom of the country, pointing to another session of negotiations on Sunday noon to finalize with the US team the final agreement between the parties.

US envoy for peace and chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad said on September 1 that the United States is on the threshold of an agreement that would reduce violence in the country and contain conflicts and open the door for meetings between all Afghan parties to discuss lasting peace and build a sovereign and rule-based Afghan state.

While US press reports indicated that Khalilzad is likely to meet with the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani to brief him on the latest developments of the agreement, despite the refusal of the «Taliban» to sit at the same table with the government, which it considers illegal and a tool in the hands of the US side.

Bloody attacks

It is noteworthy that the talks between the two sides on the peace and truce agreement are accompanied by violent terrorist operations by the movement against the military forces and civilians as well. On the morning of September 1, the movement launched an attack against a geographical area in the north of the country which resulted in casualties. The Taliban have stepped up operations in the country since the start of the negotiations to improve their chances of negotiation and the possibility of seizing concessions and grants, she said, stressing that the Afghan government, police and military cannot repel terrorist attacks.

In the same context, the newspaper «Los Angeles» US that the agreement being contested by the administration of President Donald Trump with the «Taliban» seems «ugly» and likely to include items that are not good; Pledges to abstain from the movement when supporting terrorist groups in the country, which was condemned by «Los Angeles».

The newspaper said the Taliban had always supported al-Qaeda and provided protection to its founder, Osama bin Laden and all its leaders. How would the current government ensure the Taliban’s commitment to sever ties with al-Qaeda and how its future would be shaped?

Speaking of the leaks on the items, the newspaper pointed out that matters relating to the rights of women and girls and support for democratic elections will be left to internal negotiations between the movement and the government is not recognized at all, which will make the future situation of the country difficult.

In spite of the above, the newspaper did not deny that the potential agreement is the only way to save the United States from this losing war and stop the depletion of its troops.

In a statement to «reference» Hassan Abu Talib, adviser to the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies that the potential agreement is still subject to leaks and ambiguous, but the real terms, may be revealed in the future.

He stressed that the withdrawal of US troops alone without coordination with the military forces of other countries is an abandonment of responsibility and international repudiation, and it is possible to enter the country in the civil war, besides that the «Taliban» has not yet determined the way in the future dealings with the government does not recognize From the viewpoint of the researcher, it is possible that the movement will tyrannize the comrades of the homeland and other foreign forces, especially amid the great weakness of the government and its security and military services.

Norhan Sheikh, a professor of political science at Cairo University, stressed that the items to be agreed upon by both sides will inevitably shape the future of the region. The most radical and conservative faction of the group may split in the event of disagreement on combat items, and the situation is likely to swing and the Taliban grip on Its followers are scattered to other groups, especially ISIS.

In addition to the likely splits within the extremist organization, Norhan pointed out that the US side is also suffering from disturbances and confusion at the level of leadership on this issue, which are not yet clear final parameters.

The Washington Post published this week may reinforce the researcher’s thesis. The paper pointed to a dispute between US President Donald Trump and national security adviser John Bolton over the danger of withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan.