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FARAKHABAR: Politicians React to Blinken’s Letter to Ghani
Afghan politicians widely reacted to the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s letter to Afghan leaders in which he has stressed the urgency for peace efforts said the letter highlights a stronger tole to US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad for the peace process while it stressed the urgency to kickstart the stalled process.
In this program, host Waheed Ahmadi discusses the topic with the following panelists.
• Asif Ashna, a political affairs analyst
• Mawlana Farid, adviser to First Vice President Amrullah Saleh
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In the letter, first reported by Afghanistan’s Tolo News, Blinken told Ghani the U.S. is still considering the withdrawal, saying an abrupt departure could give the Taliban “rapid territorial gains.”
Afghan officials, meanwhile, said their U.S. counterparts do not have the authority to make decisions for the country, according to the Post.
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“We thank the U.S. for its support. They can make a decision on their troops, not on the people of Afghanistan,” Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said in an event aired on Afghan television Monday.
Saleh added that Blinken s letter does not change the Afghanistan government’s position.