Mohammad Naeem, the Taliban’s Deputy Foreign Minister, has said that the main reason for the failure of negotiations with Islamabad was the Pakistani delegation’s “unrealistic demands.”
Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, the Taliban Foreign Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, reported on Monday, November 10, that Naeem made these remarks during a meeting with diplomats from several countries in Kabul.
“The irresponsible and uncooperative behavior of the Pakistani delegation prevented the Taliban from achieving any results in the talks, despite our goodwill and the efforts of all mediators,” Naeem stated.
According to the report, the deputy foreign minister added that certain circles within Pakistan’s military have no genuine interest in resolving issues through dialogue.
He also emphasized that blaming the Taliban for all of Pakistan’s security problems is unjustified.
Naeem said the Taliban are ready to resume efforts toward resolving the matter through diplomacy and mutual understanding “whenever the Pakistani side demonstrates goodwill and adopts reasonable demands.”
These remarks come after Tahir Hussain Andrabi previously claimed that instead of addressing Pakistan’s key concerns over terrorism, the Taliban used the negotiations as an opportunity to level unfounded accusations against Islamabad.
