But the Taliban have their own leadership problems. The team negotiating the Doha peace agreement does not necessarily argue in favour of Taliban commanders on the ground, who may not be ready or able to give up the fight and lay down their arms. This leaves room for continued struggle, even after an agreement in Kabul. The four-part agreement between the United States and the Taliban has forced the United States to withdraw most of its troops from Afghanistan, which it is doing. In exchange, the Taliban assured that Afghanistan would no longer be used as a base for attacks against the United States and its allies. It also agreed to cooperate with the Afghan government. In the weeks that followed, we knew why. While insurgent attacks on international troops have ceased, fighting with Afghan security forces has continued. The statement on the group`s propaganda page was addressed to Biden and future U.S. governments that the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan would be in the interest of “our peoples and nations.” The group also expressed its commitment to the agreement. The Afghan peace process includes proposals and negotiations to end the ongoing war in Afghanistan.
Although sporadic efforts have been made since the war began in 2001, negotiations and the pacifist movement intensified in 2018 amid talks between the Taliban, the main insurgent group fighting the Afghan government and U.S. troops; and the United States, with thousands of troops in the country supporting the Afghan government. [1] In addition to the United States, regional powers such as Pakistan, China, India and Russia and NATO also play a role in facilitating the peace process. [2] [3] [4] On 17 May 2020, Ghani signed a power-sharing agreement with his rival Abdullah Abdullah. The agreement ended the long-running dispute over the outcome of Afghanistan`s 2019 presidential elections and put Abdullah in charge of peace negotiations. [135] Tensions between Taliban leaders escalated on 29 February 2020, when political leaders, preparing for the signing of the agreement, called for a reduction in violence. Instead of watching the violence reduce, many of the country`s commanders continue to attack. While these commanders welcome the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, they are cautious when negotiating with a Kabul government they do not trust. Taliban officials have accused the Afghan government of deliberately denying the release of 100 Taliban prisoners in order to impede intra-Afghan negotiations. To date, at the request of the Trump administration, the Afghan government has released some 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
The Afghan government denies the allegations and insists that all Taliban prisoners have been released. A government mediation team is ready to travel to Doha to talk to the Taliban, but the delays have been persistent. [141] 4) Internal peace talks: The Taliban, Efforts to reach a negotiated solution may also have collapsed if President Donald J. Trump decided to withdraw all U.S. forces without agreement because of the desire for political support before the November 2020 presidential elections. , sets up negotiations in Seraphs or the concern of a corrupt and illegitimate Afghan government.