UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Tuesday collectively approved a United States’ resolution on the recent deal between the US and the Afghan Taliban aimed at ending the long war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home.
The US military has initiated withdrawing troops as part of the peace deal on February 29. A spokesman for the US forces in Afghanistan, Colonel Sonny Leggett, earlier said in a statement that US leadership is faithful to lessen its forces from over 12,000 to 8,600 within 135 days under the peace deal.
The Security Council in the resolution emphasized the Government of Afghanistan to progress the peace process, including by participating in intra-Afghan negotiations through a varied and inclusive bargaining team composed of Afghan political and civil society leaders with all stockholders.
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The United States is passionate to end its longest-ever variance, and under the terms of a deal signed in Doha last month has said all foreign forces would relinquish Afghanistan within 14 months as per the deal.
Some diplomats expressed apprehension that the concurrence included two secret appendices on the fight against terrorism that Council members approved without knowing what they say.
The UN resolution came with Afghanistan in political issues, subsequent the double swearing-in on Monday of President Ashraf Ghani and his rival, both of whom claimed success in last year’s presidential election.
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