Afghanistan gov’t offers to share power with Taliban: Official
Al Jazeera
Kabul makes power-sharing proposal to Taliban in exchange for halt in escalating violence, top source tells Al Jazeera.
Kabul, Afghanistan – The Afghanistan government has made a power-sharing proposal to the Taliban in exchange for a halt in the escalating violence in the country, a top government source has told Al Jazeera. The development, which was also reported in Afghanistan’s local media on Thursday, came as the armed group seized Ghazni, the 10th provincial capital to be captured in a week. The source told Al Jazeera that the offer was presented to the Taliban indirectly through Qatar, which hosts the Taliban’s political office and the continuing Afghan peace talks.
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