We do not accept a constitution made under the threat of B52 bomber: Taliban source
Excerpts from an exclusive interview given by a Taliban source to a local Afghan media group after the last round of Doha talks
As the campaign for Afghanistan presidential elections kicked off on Sunday, 28th July, another vicious round of violence has been let lose with the bombing of the office of the country’s vice president and President Ashraf Ghani’s running mate Amrullah Saleh – a trenchant critic of Pakistan. Meanwhile US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has stated that Taliban and Afghan government talks would be held following agreements reached between the US and the Taliban. Khalilzad has already participated in seven rounds of talks with the Taliban according to the Doha process. In the last round an intra-Afghan dialogue also took place between the Taliban and members of Afghan civil society but no representatives of the Afghan government were present at these talks. Germany is due to host in two weeks another round of intra-Afghan talks which will include the Taliban and Afghan government representatives, which has been confirmed by Afghanistan’s state minister for peace affairs Mr. Abdul Salam Rahimi.
International Affairs Review has had access to an exclusive interview given by a Taliban source, who did not want to be named, after the last round of Doha talks. Here are excerpts from the interview:
