PM Imran Khan says intra-Afghan talks require patience

ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan has cautioned that the intra-Afghan negotiations were likely to be even more difficult, requiring patience and compromise from all sides. “Progress could be slow and painstaking; there may even be the occasional deadlock, as Afghans work together for their future.  At such times, we would do well to remember that a bloodless deadlock on the negotiating table is infinitely better than a bloody stalemate on the battlefield,” the prime minister said shared his opinion in an article published in the latest edition of Washington Post. The prime minister said all those who had invested in the Afghan peace process should resist the temptation for setting unrealistic timelines. “A hasty international withdrawal from Afghanistan would be unwise. We should also guard against regional spoilers who are not invested in peace and see instability in Afghanistan as advantageous for their own geopolitical ends,” he stressed. He said the first step toward that peace had been taken in Doha. Not seeing through the Afghanistan peace process or abandoning it for any reason would be a great travesty. Prime minister Khan also reiterated that Pakistan would continue to support the Afghan people in their quest for a … Continue reading PM Imran Khan says intra-Afghan talks require patience