{"id":59106,"date":"2019-01-10T01:33:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T01:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/10\/afghan-envoy-hopes-2019-to-be-year-of-peace-for-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:05:53","slug":"afghan-envoy-hopes-2019-to-be-year-of-peace-for-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/01\/10\/afghan-envoy-hopes-2019-to-be-year-of-peace-for-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan envoy hopes 2019 to be year of peace for Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/11\/14\/afghan-leader-tells-us-audience-that-taliban-not-winning-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">Afghan president\u2019s special peace envoy<\/a> expressed hope Wednesday that the war that has ravaged this country for over 17 years and cost the United States about $1 trillion will end in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Mohammad Omer Daudzai also cautioned there won\u2019t be peace until the Taliban, who have held several rounds of talks with Washington\u2019s special peace envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/05\/new-us-adviser-to-afghanistan-raises-hackles-in-region\/\" target=_blank>Zalmay Khalilzad<\/a>, agree to direct talks with the Afghan government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are naming 2019 as a year of peace for Afghanistan,&#8221; Daudzai summed up his optimism in an interview with The Associated Press<\/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\/2018\/12\/19\/us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-focus-of-talks-to-end-war-taliban-says\/\" 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=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18326318714504-1.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\">US withdrawal from Afghanistan focus of talks to end war, Taliban says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">It is the first time a U.S. envoy meets with members of the Haqqani network.<\/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 have so far <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/12\/peace-in-afghanistan-more-elusive-as-taliban-shrug-off-talks\/\" target=_blank>refused direct talks with Kabul<\/a> despite pressure by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and even Pakistan, where Washington says the Taliban leadership is headquartered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response, Washington has suspended hundreds of millions of dollars in reimbursements to Pakistan under a Coalition Support Fund paid out by the United States to its partners in the war on terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his displeasure with Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of harboring militants. Pakistan denies the charge and says its influence over the Taliban is overstated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daudzai, who was appointed last month, made his first visit to the region to Islamabad \u2014 an indication of Pakistan&#8217;s significance in finding peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan has &#8220;influence&#8221; over the Taliban but &#8220;forcing&#8221; them into talks is unproductive, said Daudzai, urging Islamabad instead to &#8220;encourage them to come to the negotiation table, make them realize it is to their benefit.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daudzai said Pakistan&#8217;s Prime Minister Imran Khan&#8217;s &#8220;heart and mind is in the right place. We are hopeful. We have received all the right signals.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4470\" height=\"3272\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19009326884016.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19009326884016.jpg.jpg 4470w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19009326884016.jpg.jpg?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19009326884016.jpg.jpg?resize=768,562 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19009326884016.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,750 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19009326884016.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1124 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19009326884016.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1499 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4470px) 100vw, 4470px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Afghan president&#8217;s special peace envoy Mohammad Omer Daudzai speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.  Daudzai expressed hope Tuesday that the war that has ravaged Afghanistan for over 17-years and cost the United States an estimated one trillion dollars will end in 2019. (Anjum Naveed\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump appears to have grown increasingly frustrated with the Afghan conflict \u2014 a war he promised to bring to an end during his 2016 election campaign. Last week, he criticized the U.S. military&#8217;s performance in Afghanistan saying &#8220;I gave our generals all the money they wanted. They didn&#8217;t do such a great job in Afghanistan.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump last week also for the first time publicly stated that the U.S. was in negotiations with the Taliban.<\/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\/2018\/12\/17\/taliban-say-theyre-meeting-us-officials-in-effort-to-negotiate-end-of-war\/\" 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\/US_Afghanistan_90766-780x520.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 they\u2019re meeting US officials in effort to negotiate end of war<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Saudis and Emiratis, who both have influence over the Taliban, are apparently pushing the insurgents toward concessions.<\/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\">&#8220;We&#8217;re going to do something that&#8217;s right. We are talking to the Taliban. We&#8217;re talking to a lot of different people,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until now, the U.S. State Department has not confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/11\/18\/taliban-hold-talks-with-us-envoy-in-qatar\/\" target=_blank>direct talks with the Taliban and Khalilzad,<\/a> the U.S. envoy, has avoided direct reference to the Taliban, saying he has had contacts with all the players in Afghanistan\u2019s protracted conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The State Department late Tuesday said Khalilzad has started another tour of the region that will take him to India, China, Pakistan and Afghanistan. This is his first visit since his appointment that did not include Qatar, where the Taliban maintain a political office and where he has held extensive talks with the religious movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khalilzad&#8217;s decision to bypass Qatar could reflect his frustration with Taliban officials, following their last meeting in November in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daudzai told the AP that Khalilzad had been led to believe by Saudi Arabia that the Taliban would hold direct talks with the Afghan government in the UAE. As a result, Khalilzad asked President Ashraf Ghani to send his representatives. He sent a delegation, including national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib. The subsequent refusal by the Taliban infuriated Ghani, Daudzai said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban have stubbornly refused direct talks with Kabul, demanding the U.S first announce a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign troops, as well as prisoner releases and the removal of the Taliban leadership from the U.N. terrorist list.<\/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\/2018\/12\/21\/a-blow-to-morale-afghan-generals-worry-about-us-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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18355695013940.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\">US troop withdrawal will be serious blow to Afghan forces\u2019 morale, generals fear<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The announcement is seen as muddling peace talks and giving the Taliban leverage.<\/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\">Pentagon officials earlier this month said they planned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/21\/report-trump-eyes-major-withdrawal-of-troops-from-afghanistan\/\" target=_blank>to withdraw 7,000 troops from Afghanistan<\/a> by the summer. Currently, about 14,000 American troops are deployed there, mostly to train and advise Afghan security forces and carry out counter-terrorism operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daudzai said the Afghan troops, battered by near-daily Taliban attacks, can survive a U.S. troop withdrawal but would &#8220;for some time to come need U.S. air support.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also warned the U.S. against discussing troop withdrawal in talks with the Taliban that do not include Kabul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Afghan president\u2019s special peace envoy expressed hope Wednesday that the war that has ravaged this country for over 17 years and cost the United States about $1 trillion will end in 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