A Taliban official leader said on Sunday, the Taliban has declined Kabul’s offer of a talk session next month in Saudi Arabia, where the militants who were fighting to restore strict Islamic role in the Afghan country will have a meeting with the United States official for further peace efforts.
Earlier this month, the US, representatives from the Taliban and region countries met in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) for talks to end 17-year Afghanistan war.
But, however the Taliban refused to hold a formal talk session with the Afghan government.
According to news reported by Reuters, a member of the Taliban’s decision-making Leadership Council said, “We will meet the U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia in January next year and we will start our talks that remained incomplete in Abu Dhab.” He further said, “However, we have made it clear to all the stakeholders that we will not talk to the Afghan government.”
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the leaders of the country would not hold talks with the Afghan government.
According to reports, in an official statement released on Saturday, Mujahid burst out on media and accused them of spreading “baseless” rumours that the Taliban would talk to the Kabul administration in Saudi Arabia.
He also stressed over the Taliban position saying it will “remains the same and has not changed”.