{"id":41905,"date":"2019-07-03T01:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/03\/all-afghan-peace-summit-set-for-july-but-on-taliban-terms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:12:33","slug":"all-afghan-peace-summit-set-for-july-but-on-taliban-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/07\/03\/all-afghan-peace-summit-set-for-july-but-on-taliban-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Afghan peace summit set for July, but on Taliban terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 A surprise announcement by President Donald Trump seemed to accelerate the expected time frame for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of an all-Afghan peace summit planned for July 7-8 in Qatar. The gathering apparently will be held on Taliban terms as there will be no official Afghan government representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump told Fox News Channel\u2019s Tucker Carlson Tonight on Monday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/07\/02\/trump-pentagon-leaders-want-to-keep-troops-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>nearly half of all American troops <\/a>have already been pulled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That pullout was expected to be announced as part of a time frame being negotiated by Washington\u2019s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who is in the middle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/06\/30\/afghan-taliban-say-latest-peace-talks-with-us-are-critical\/\" target=_blank>talks with the Taliban<\/a> in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve wanted to pull them out. And you know, I have pulled a lot out. We were at 16,000. We\u2019re down to about 9,000, which a lot of people don\u2019t know,\u201d Trump said, according to the transcript of the interview shared with The Associated Press. \u201cSo we\u2019ve reduced the force very substantially in Afghanistan, which I don\u2019t talk about very much, and that\u2019s OK,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a senior U.S. defense official, however, there are still close to 14,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan \u2014 a number that has remained fairly steady for many months.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/07\/02\/trump-pentagon-leaders-want-to-keep-troops-in-afghanistan\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5286245-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump: Pentagon leaders want to keep troops in Afghanistan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The commander in chief said he wants to end the 19-year-old war, but also worries that may allow terrorist groups to attack the United States.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban&#8217;s spokesman in Doha, Suhail Shaheen, has said that talks with Khalilzad are focused on a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan. In a tweet on Monday, Shaheen had said talks would come with an announcement of a timetable for withdrawal of the estimated 20,000 service personnel, including American forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s comments Monday would seem to contradict a statement made by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Kabul on June 25. Pompeo said then that Washington had made no decision on a timeframe for withdrawal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also said in the Monday TV interview that he wanted to leave a strong intelligence gathering force behind in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll tell you the problem is, look, I would like to just get out. The problem is, (Afghanistan) just seems to be a lab for terrorists. It seems \u2014 I call it the Harvard of terrorists. &#8230; But I would leave very strong intelligence there,\u201d he said, according to the transcript.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/02\/01\/in-afghanistan-is-this-a-peace-deal-or-terms-of-surrender\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-31-at-22.47.50.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">In Afghanistan, is this a peace deal \u2014 or terms of surrender?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Trump administration is pushing peace talks that aim to end the 17-year conflict.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, on the upcoming all-Afghan dialogue, Germany&#8217;s special representative Ambassador Markus Potzel said Tuesday that those attending &#8220;will participate only in their personal capacity and on an equal footing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban have flatly refused to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani&#8217;s government, which they consider a U.S. puppet, while repeatedly offering talks with anyone who comes to the table as an ordinary Afghan. The Taliban have already twice met with prominent Afghans, including former president Hamid Karzai and even members of the government&#8217;s peace council as well as opposition politicians. Those meetings have both been held in Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announced talks come a day after the Taliban claimed responsibility for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/07\/01\/taliban-bombing-in-afghan-capital-kills-1-wounds-scores\/\" target=\"_blank\">a devastating attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul <\/a>that killed at least six people and wounded more than 100 others, many of them children attending two schools in the area, according to the Education Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"210\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19182162351994.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19182162351994.jpg.jpg 339w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19182162351994.jpg.jpg?resize=300,186 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smokes rises after a huge explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 1, 2019. Powerful explosion rocks Afghan capital, with smoke seen billowing from downtown area near U.S. Embassy. (AP Photo\/Rahmat Gul)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghani has not responded to the announcement of next week\u2019s talks. He has previously demanded the Taliban talk directly with his government, some of whom have complained about their continuing exclusion from meetings between Taliban and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/06\/11\/us-envoy-launches-new-push-on-afghan-talks-with-taliban\/\" target=_blank>U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khalilzad, who is currently holding a seventh round of direct talks with the Taliban in Doha, already held a battery of meetings with the Afghan president in Kabul last month. In an overnight tweet, he welcomed the announced all-Afghan talks. He tweeted that &#8220;this dialogue is an essential element of the four-part peace framework &amp; and important step in advancing the #AfghanPeaceProcess.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany will co-sponsor the talks with Qatar, according to the statement issued by Potzel, who is the German special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An earlier intra-Afghan dialogue in Qatar was scuttled when the two sides couldn&#8217;t agree on participants. Potzel said the invitations this time have been jointly issued by Germany and Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Afghanistan stands at a critical moment of opportunity for progress toward peace,&#8221; Potzel said in the statement. &#8220;Only Afghans themselves can decide the future of their country.&#8221; He said both Qatar and Germany are hoping the talks will create trust between the warring sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/05\/taliban-say-gap-narrowing-in-talks-with-us-over-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19124301094638.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US over Afghanistan troop withdrawal<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Taliban on Saturday said the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington\u2019s special peace envoy over a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The two sides are continuing to meet in Qatar, where the insurgent movement maintains a political office.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for ordinary Afghans battered by relentless violence there is mostly frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Peace will never come to Afghanistan,&#8221; said an angry Sawab Gul, who was waiting in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday to open his partially destroyed bedding store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At age 40, Gul said he has never seen peace in his country and holds out little hope for the current attempts at finding an end to Afghanistan&#8217;s relentless wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Every day people are dying. Afghanistan is like a hell for us Afghans,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think I will ever see peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Shah reported from Kabul.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surprise announcement by President Donald Trump seemed to accelerate the expected time frame for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of an all-Afghan peace summit planned for July 7-8 in Qatar. 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