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‘Reduction in Violence’ imposed On February 22, the United States, Taliban and Afghan government agreed on a week-long “reduction in violence”. Post this week, United States may sign a peace agreement with the Taliban on February 29. This treaty will act as the first phase of the peace talks which would most likely end the ‘forever wars’, nearly after two decades. Towards the end of 2018, the Taliban proposed that they would discuss peace in Afghanistan with the United States. Last year, Washington had come extremely close to an agreement with the Taliban but after a sudden increase in violence and the death of a US Soldier, US called off all negotiations. After several roadblocks including opposition from the Afghan security forces, towards the end of 2019, peace talks were back on track but with the proposal of a conditional ceasefire. On February 21, the president of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani announced the ‘Reduction In Violence’ (RIV) throughout Afghanistan and the Afghani armed forces have been put on an ‘active defence status’. The army has been briefed personally by the president and is instructed to act immediately if there is any opposition or violation of the RIV. The military operations against the armed groups such as the ISIS are to be carried out as usual, assured by Javid Faisal, spokesperson for the Afghani NSA. After the deadly attacks of September 2001, the United States issued a Global War on Terror and deployed troops in Afghanistan. Since then, the Taliban and the US have been in constant conflicts and temporary peace talks. But due to extreme violence carried out by the terror group, the negotiations were dissolved every time. Since 2011, the major Taliban delegation has been hosted by Qatar. A Taliban office was also opened in 2013 to smoothen the channels but was shut down that same year. The talks in 2018 and 2019 have been considered a major breakthrough in for all the parties involved. The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo believes that these peace talks with Taliban would be extremely beneficial in the long term conflict resolution in Afghanistan. The spokesperson of Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid corroborated the development and praised the peace deal between both the representatives. US president Donald Trump had sworn to end the forever wars and bring the troops back home. This temporary ceasefire and eventual agreements have the capacity to fulfil Trump’s manifesto amid 2020 elections.
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अफगानिस्तान द्वन्द्व: तालिबान र सरकारी सेनाबीच फेरि लडाइँ, शान्तिवार्ताप्रति सन्देह तालिबानले अफगान सेनासँग आंशिक रूपमा युद्धविराम भङ्ग गरेपछि अफगानिसस्तानमा पुन: लडाइँ सुरु भएको छ। त्यसबाट आगामी साता हुने भनिएको शान्तिवार्ताप्रति सन्देह उत्पन्न भएको छ। अधिकारीहरूका अनुसार १६ भन्दा बढी प्रान्तमा दुई पक्षबीच सङ्घर्ष भएको छ। त्यहाँ भएका घटनामा आठ विद्रोही, छ सामान्य नागरिक र आठ सुरक्षाकर्मीको ज्यान गएको बताइन्छ। अफगान सरकारले तालिबानले स्थानीय स्तरमा पुन: आक्रमण सुरु गरेको २४ घण्टामा २० जनाको मृत्यु भएको जनाएको छ। यसैबेला अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनल्ड ट्रम्पले एक तालिबान नेतासँग "धेरै राम्रो कुराकानी" भएको बताएका छन्। गत सप्ताहान्तमा अमेरिका र तालिबानबीच भएको शान्ति सम्झौतापश्चात् उनीहरूबीच टेलिफोनमा कुराकानी भएको हो। कुराकानीमा के भयो? तालिबानका एक प्रवक्ताले अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति र मुल्ला अब्दुल गनी बरादरबीच आधा घण्टाभन्दा लामो कुराकानी भएको बताए। उनले दुवै नेताले अफगानिस्तानमा शान्ति स्थापना गर्ने इच्छा व्यक्त गरेको जानकारी दिए। तालिबानका अनुसार ट्रम्पले आफ्ना विदेशमन्त्री माइक पोम्पेओलाई अफगान राष्ट्रपति अशरफ गनीसँग कुराकानी गर्न लगाउनेछन्। त्यसो गर्दा अफगान सरकार र तालिबानबीच वार्ता सुनिश्चित हुने र शान्ति सम्झौताअनुसार योजना बनाउन सकिने उसको भनाइ छ। कैदी आदानप्रदान गर्ने विषयमा विद्यमान विवादले उक्त सम्झौतामाथि प्रश्न उठेको छ। त्यसमा अफगान सरकार प्रत्यक्ष रूपमा संलग्न छैन। विवाद किन? सम्झौताअनुसार आगामी मार्च १० सम्ममा झन्डै ५,००० तालिबान कैदी र १,००० अफगान सुरक्षाकर्मी आदानप्रदान गरिनेछ। सोही मितिमा तालिबान र अफगान सरकारबीच वार्ता सुरु हुन लागेको छ। तर अफगानिस्तानका राष्ट्रपति अशरफ गनीले आइतवार आफ्नो सरकार त्यसमा सहमत नभएको बताएका छन्। सोमवार तालिबानले यदि कैदीहरू रिहा नभए वार्ता सुरु नहुने बताएको छ। तालिबानले अफगान अधिकारीहरूसँग भेट्ने तर कैदीहरूको रिहाइबारे मात्र कुराकानी गर्ने बताएको छ।