Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad says he is satisfied with the Taliban’s commitment to preventing international terrorist organizations from using Afghanistan as a base to plot global attacks.
Speaking at U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, Zalmay said the world needs to be sure that Afghanistan will not be a threat to the international community.
Zalmay has not specifically said why he is satisfied with the Taliban’s guarantee that it will prevent attacks from being plotted on Afghan soil.
He says only that the U.S. military withdrawal will be linked to the commitments the Taliban are making.
The spokesman for Taliban’s political office in Doha, Suhail Shaheen said such guarantees will be written into law once U.S. and NATO troops leave the country.
But Taliban spokesman Zabihullah says neither the presence of American military nor intelligence is acceptable to us.”
