News agency AFP has reported that the Afghan government in Qatar have offered the Taliban a power-sharing deal in an attempt to end the violence in the war-torn region. The Taliban has been reluctant to strike a political settlement with the Afghan government and other regional stakeholders since the US-led troops finalised their withdrawal from the region.
An official report stated that the government’s negotiators are saying, “Yes, the government has submitted a proposal to Qatar as mediator. The proposal allows the Taliban to share power in return for a halt in violence in the country,”
The Taliban fighters have escalated their offensive against Afghan security forces as they make rapid gains in the region. The Islamist fundamentalist group has taken control of 10 provincial capital so far and the US has reportedly expressed concerns that Kabul may fall to militants within three months.
The deteriorating situation has prompted India to advise its nationals in Afghanistan to make immediate arrangements to leave the country. A special flight was flown from Mazar-e-Sharif to New Delhi carrying India-based officials and security personnel from the Indian consulate and a small number of Indian nationals living in and around Afghanistan’s fourth-largest city.
Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson for the ministry of external affairs said, “We’re closely monitoring developments, we’re concerned about deteriorating security situation. Our Mission in Kabul issued an advisory for Indian nationals earlier this week, advising them to return to India via commercial flights,”
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