Friday, February 21, 2020

The Killing and the Maiming Must Stop: The Deputy Leader of the Taliban, Sirajuddin Haqqani


When our representatives started negotiating with the United States in 2018, our confidence that the talks would yield results was close to zero. We did not trust American intentions after 18 years of war and several previous attempts at negotiation that had proved futile. 
Nevertheless, we decided to try once more. The long war has exacted a terrible cost from everyone. We thought it unwise to dismiss any potential opportunity for peace no matter how meagre the prospects of its success. For more than four decades, precious Afghan lives have been lost every day. Everyone has lost somebody they loved. Everyone is tired of war. I am convinced that the killing and the maiming must stop. Read More https://newageislam.com/war-on-terror/sirajuddin-haqqani/the-killing-and-the-maiming-must-stop--the-deputy-leader-of-the-taliban,-sirajuddin-haqqani/d/121113

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