Bombastic chaps in Doha

...Negotiations: – The Islamic Emirate with its peaceful policy invites America to adopt a policy of reason and understanding, to remain a sincere partner in the negotiations process and accept the logical proposals of the Islamic Emirate for advancement of this process. – The Islamic Emirate seeks the establishment of a sovereign, Islamic and inclusive government acceptable to all Afghans in our beloved homeland. It is for this objective that alongside armed Jihad, the doors of dialogue and negotiations have been kept open and at this very moment, the negotiation team through the Political Office of Islamic Emirate in engaged in negotiations with the American side and we pray to Allah (SwT) that our compatriots witness its positive outcome. – Friends and foes must understand that we do not believe in two-faced diplomacy in our political interactions, neither appreciate buying time, plotting behind scenes and duplicitous behavior under the guise of negotiations nor deem it a path towards success. – No one should expect us to pour cold water on the heated battlefronts of Jihad or forget our forty-year sacrifices before reaching our objectives. – In parallel to negotiations with America, we have observed plenty and expect further progress (Allah willing) in intra-Afghan dialogue so that our well-wishers and those Afghans pained for our shared homeland can solve all their internal problems through dialogue after the occupation has ended. 
.....Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Amir-ul-Mumineen Sheikh-ul-Hadith Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada 27/09/1440 Hijir Lunar 11/03/1398 Hijri Solar 01/06/2019 Gregorian

U.S. Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad ‏ Verified account @US4AfghanPeace Following Following @US4AfghanPeace More The Taliban leader's Eid statement provides some welcome support for the #AfghanPeaceProcess and a desire to participate in dialogue with other Afghans and in a final political settlement that will require power sharing. All good things. 3:18 AM - 2 Jun 2019At the same time, the statement’s bombastic tone is unnecessary & only serves to complicate & disrupt as we advance peace talks. The statement suggests the US seeks violence. We do not. The level of violence in Afghanistan is unacceptable and we have no desire to perpetuate it.Let us find ways to work together to reduce or to immediately end the violence, as we continue negotiations to end the war. The killing of the Afghans must stop. Eid Mubarak.


“No one has suggested the U.S. is going to leave Afghanistan until our counterterrorism interests are addressed. … That is nonnegotiable,” General Joseph Dunford 29 May 2019 Brookings

Bella gente a Doha come al solito.
Da un pò di tempo non ci sono visite ufficiali italiane. Rimaniamo in attesa.
Tra Mosca e Islamabad, passando per Abu Dhabi, il posto di ritrovo preferito dai talebani rimane il Qatar. Non solo perchè l'Emiro resta interlocutore storico, ma perchè da quelle parti hanno capito che più di tanto non si può pretendere. Quindi è meglio per il momento almeno tenerseli buoni.
Cioè puntare ad un allentamento delle offensive.
Cosa che ha capito anche il generale Dunford.
A Washington invece si continua a credere che un cambio di vestito possa portare anche obiettivi e ideologia nuovi.