{"id":21653,"date":"2021-02-03T20:24:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T20:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/03\/taliban-on-diplomatic-blitz-after-afghan-peace-talks-stall\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:14:31","slug":"taliban-on-diplomatic-blitz-after-afghan-peace-talks-stall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/02\/03\/taliban-on-diplomatic-blitz-after-afghan-peace-talks-stall\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban on diplomatic blitz after Afghan peace talks stall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 The Taliban have been on a diplomatic blitz since peace talks with the Afghan government stalled in Qatar last month and the Biden administration said it plans to review a U.S.-Taliban agreement signed last February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flurry of activity \u2014 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2021\/01\/28\/iran-taliban-officials-say-us-pushing-war-in-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>Taliban visits to Iran<\/a> and Moscow, and a planned trip to Turkey \u2014 comes as the Afghan government\u2019s negotiating team warned this week that if the Taliban fail to resume the talks, the government could recall its team from Doha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The peace talks resumed in early January in Qatar, where the Taliban have a political office, but quickly halted, marred by a spike in violence across Afghanistan, with the warring sides blaming one another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Taliban official said the talks stalled after the Taliban demanded the government side accept a new \u201cinclusive Islamic system\u201d that includes all \u201ctribes and groups\u201d in Afghanistan \u2014 language that indicates the Taliban seek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/12\/10\/negotiators-for-taliban-afghan-government-agree-islamic-law-to-guide-peace-talks\/\" target=_blank>guarantees that Islamic rule would be in place<\/a> in post-war Afghanistan.<\/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\/2021\/02\/02\/afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-should-be-tied-with-peace-talk-progress-says-german-foreign-minister\/\" 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=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21033200235670.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\">Afghanistan troop withdrawal should be tied with peace talk progress, says German foreign minister<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Germany is the second-biggest contributor to NATO\u2019s Resolute Support training and assistance mission in Afghanistan, after 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 government instead demanded the Taliban first join the current political system and declare a cease-fire, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Nader Nadery, a government negotiator, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that it was the Taliban who have until now refused to return to the negotiating table. He denied any discussions over competing agendas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Kabul, deep divisions have emerged between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political opponents over what some see as Ghani\u2019s unwillingness to consider a power-sharing deal with the Taliban that could prematurely end his presidency, before 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghani\u2019s opponents have set up a 21-member parliament committee to possibly meet separately with the Taliban, accusing Ghani of stalling peace talks to remain in power. Ghani\u2019s supporters, meanwhile, say the committee is trying to unseat the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon said last week that the Taliban\u2019s refusal to meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/02\/01\/taliban-attacks-increased-in-afghan-capital-report-says\/\" target=_blank>commitments to reduce violence<\/a> in Afghanistan is raising questions about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/28\/drawdowns-of-troops-in-germany-and-afghanistan-up-in-the-air\/\" target=_blank>whether all U.S. troops will be able to leave <\/a>by May as required under the U.S.-Taliban deal.<\/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\/2021\/01\/28\/drawdowns-of-troops-in-germany-and-afghanistan-up-in-the-air\/\" 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\/5889720.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\">Drawdowns of troops in Germany and Afghanistan up in the air<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">May is looking less likely for the full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.<\/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 deal calls for all international troops to pull out, but only if the Taliban honor a promise to abandon their connection with terrorist groups \u2014 such as al-Qaida \u2014 and guarantee that their territory would not be used to attack the U.S. or its allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA political settlement needs to happen before the exit of foreign troops because after their exit, chances of agreement among Afghans is slim to none,\u201d increasing prospects for a civil war, said Torek Farhadi, a political analyst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban have threatened to step up their their war if U.S. and NATO troops remain in Afghanistan after the May deadline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the agreement signed last February under former President Donald Trump, the Taliban have not attacked U.S. and NATO troops but accuse the U.S. of breaking its promise not to carry out preemptive attacks. 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