Top Afghan government official blasts Trump admin.'s peace talks with the Taliban, accusing a US presidential envoy of shutting out the Kabul government and betraying the trust of a close ally.
"How am I supposed to convince them that they are not being sold out?"
"The perception in Afghanistan, people in the government think that perhaps, perhaps all this talk is to create a caretaker government of which he will then become the viceroy," Mohib said. But sources familiar with the talks say Khalilzad's team has pushed Ghani to engage more with opposition leaders to forge a broader team for peace negotiations, and believe the Afghan president has grown isolated politically.clinched
But Mohib said the Afghan government was skeptical of public statements from the United States or Pakistan that the talks had produced progress. The number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan fluctuates but the Pentagon says about 14,000 are currently on the ground, advising Afghan forces and carrying out counter-terrorism operations against Al-Qaeda or Islamic State fighters.
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