Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) Abdullah Abdullah, warned on Saturday that a premature withdrawal of international troops will have consequences for the peace process, adding that this would not mean one side prevailing over the other.

In an interview with India’s ANI, Abdullah said: Before establishment of peace or a progress in peace negotiations, if a premature withdrawal takes place, there is no doubt that it will leave some vacuum behind and will have some impact on the security situation.

In the meantime, Abdullah in an interview with the Associated Press has voiced concern over the rise in violence in the region, adding it was hindering a peaceful settlement of the conflict.

 “We are talking about a situation where Taliban have a role to play together with the rest of the people of Afghanistan while having a lot of different points of views, but at the same time accepting the basic fact that there is no solution or a winner through war, “Abdullah said.

He also called for a “humanitarian cease-fire” so that Afghanistan and its international partners could address some key issues like rampant corruption and an underfunded education system that observers say have been plaguing the country for long.

Arezo News – Salimi