BEIJING: Pakistan has played a key role in promoting the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan for decades, which should be highly recognized and appreciated by the international community, Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor at Southwest University of Political Science and Law, said.
“Pakistan’s important role in this process should continue to be attached importance to,” Cheng, also a former military diplomat in the South Asian countries, said in an article.
On March 19, the Afghan Taliban urged the United States to fulfill its commitment to withdraw troops from Afghanistan before May 1, otherwise, they will respond.
The day before, the multi-party talks on Afghanistan were held in Moscow with representatives of the Afghan government, the Taliban, Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan.
Cheng said with the US withdrawal deadline approaching, opposing factions in Afghanistan and the international community were increasingly worried about the trend of the situation in that country. “If the United States withdraws as planned and both sides of the conflict in Afghanistan fail to reach a peace agreement in time, the future security situation in Afghanistan may further deteriorate,” he added. On March 16, in an interview with American Broadcasting Company (ABC), President Joe Biden said it was “possible, but difficult” for the US troops to completely withdraw from Afghanistan before May 1. – Agencies
