“Orderly And Responsible Withdrawal”: U.S. Officially Admits It Lost War In Afghanistan
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The US officially admitted that it had lost the 18-year long war in Afghanistan.
During the April 25
trilateral meeting of special representatives of President of Russia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and State Department of the USA on Afghanistan,
the sides officially called for “an orderly and responsible withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan as part of the overall peace process.”
The US de-facto called for withdrawal of its own troops and their NATO allies.
Furthermore, the US, China and Russia admitted the Taliban’s “commitment” to fight ISIS and “cut ties” with al-Qaeda and ”other international terrorist groups.”
Therefore, Washington, Beijing and Moscow largely recognized that the Taliban as a legal political power, not a terrorist group.
It’s important to point out the part about fighting ISIS. Previously, US officials have repeatedly accused the Taliban of cooperating with ISIS and put them on one level.
Trilateral Consensus on Afghan Peace Process by Russia, China and the United States (source):
http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/...nguageId=en_GB
(Adopted at the meeting of special representatives of President of Russia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and State Department of the USA on Afghanistan,
Moscow, April 25, 2019)
1. The three sides respect the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan as well as its right to choose its development path.
The three sides prioritize the interests of the Afghan people in promoting a peace process.
2. The three sides support an inclusive Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process and are ready to provide necessary assistance.
The three sides encourage the Afghan Taliban to participate in peace talks with a broad, representative Afghan delegation that includes the government as soon as possible.
Toward this end, and as agreed in Moscow in February 2019, we support a second round of intra-Afghan dialogue in Doha (Qatar).
3. The three sides support the Afghan government efforts to combat international terrorism and extremist organizations in Afghanistan.
They take note of the Afghan Taliban’s commitment to: fight ISIS and cut ties with Al-Qaeda, ETIM, and other international terrorist groups;
ensure the areas they control will not be used to threaten any other country; and call on them to prevent terrorist recruiting, training, and fundraising, and expel any known terrorists.
4. The three sides recognize the Afghan people’s strong desire for a comprehensive ceasefire. As a first step, we call on all parties to agree on immediate and concrete steps to reduce violence.
5.
The three sides stress the importance of fighting illegal drug production and trafficking, and call on the Afghan government and the Taliban to take all the necessary steps to eliminate the drug threat in Afghanistan.
6. The three sides call for an orderly and responsible withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan as part of the overall peace process.
7. The three sides call for regional countries to support this trilateral consensus and are ready to build a more extensive regional and international consensus on Afghanistan.
8. The three sides agreed on a phased expansion of their consultations before
the next trilateral meeting in Beijing. The date and composition of the meeting will be agreed upon through diplomatic channels.
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