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Khalilzad Departs for Turkey to Expedite Afghan Peace Efforts

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has departed for Turkey and the region in a push to encourage Afghan parties to accelerate negotiations to end conflict in the country, the US State Department said on Saturday as quoted by Reuters. 
  
“He will engage the two sides on their preparatory efforts for talks on a political settlement that produces a permanent ceasefire and a durable and just peace,” the State Department said, referring to the Afghan government and the Taliban, as reported by Reuters. 
  
This comes at a time that Turkey is expected to host a UN-led conference on Afghanistan peace process in the near future with parties from all sides of the conflict are scheduled to attend. 
  
A day after US President Joe Biden’s remarks on the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban in a statement on Friday warned that delay in American forces presence in the country will be seen as the violation of the Doha agreement and that all future responsibility for the continuation of violence will be on those who violate the deal. 
 
The Taliban said they remain committed to the agreement, calling on the US to stay committed to the deal and avoid wasting this historic opportunity "for flawed advice and incitement by warmongering circles." 
   
Violence Continues 
  
In the latest spate of Taliban violence, at least 10 police force members, including Abdul Mohammad Sarwari, the police chief of Sangin district, were killed in a Taliban attack in the city of Lashkargah last night, a source said. 
  
Zaman Hamdard, a spokesman for Helmand police chief, said that three security force members, including the police chief, were killed and two more were wounded. 
  
He said that 15 Taliban were killed and seven more were wounded in the attack.  
  
The increase in violence comes at a time that US spy agencies have warned that the Taliban could overrun most of Afghanistan within two to three years if US troops leave before a power-sharing deal is reached between the warring sides, according to the New York Times. 
 

Khalilzad Departs for Turkey to Expedite Afghan Peace Efforts

Khalilzad will engage the two sides on their preparatory efforts for talks on a political settlement. 

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US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has departed for Turkey and the region in a push to encourage Afghan parties to accelerate negotiations to end conflict in the country, the US State Department said on Saturday as quoted by Reuters. 
  
“He will engage the two sides on their preparatory efforts for talks on a political settlement that produces a permanent ceasefire and a durable and just peace,” the State Department said, referring to the Afghan government and the Taliban, as reported by Reuters. 
  
This comes at a time that Turkey is expected to host a UN-led conference on Afghanistan peace process in the near future with parties from all sides of the conflict are scheduled to attend. 
  
A day after US President Joe Biden’s remarks on the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban in a statement on Friday warned that delay in American forces presence in the country will be seen as the violation of the Doha agreement and that all future responsibility for the continuation of violence will be on those who violate the deal. 
 
The Taliban said they remain committed to the agreement, calling on the US to stay committed to the deal and avoid wasting this historic opportunity "for flawed advice and incitement by warmongering circles." 
   
Violence Continues 
  
In the latest spate of Taliban violence, at least 10 police force members, including Abdul Mohammad Sarwari, the police chief of Sangin district, were killed in a Taliban attack in the city of Lashkargah last night, a source said. 
  
Zaman Hamdard, a spokesman for Helmand police chief, said that three security force members, including the police chief, were killed and two more were wounded. 
  
He said that 15 Taliban were killed and seven more were wounded in the attack.  
  
The increase in violence comes at a time that US spy agencies have warned that the Taliban could overrun most of Afghanistan within two to three years if US troops leave before a power-sharing deal is reached between the warring sides, according to the New York Times. 
 

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