US to review the Afghan peace accord with Taliban: National Security Advisor

The new Presidential administration of Joe Biden announced on Friday that it is set to review the Afghan peace accord with the Taliban to scrutinize whether the Afghanistan based party is keeping up with its end of the deal. 

Emily Horne said that Jake Sullivan, the national security advisor of US President Joe Biden spoke to Hamdullah Mohib and “made clear that the United States intends to review the deal.” 

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She said, “US wants to check if Taliban is living up to its commitments to cut ties with terrorist groups, to reduce violence in Afghanistan, and to engage in meaningful negotiations with the Afghan government and other stakeholders. Sullivan underscored that the US will support the peace process with a robust and regional diplomatic effort, which will aim to help the two sides achieve a durable and just political settlement and permanent ceasefire.” 

Sullivan also discussed “the United States’ support for protecting the extraordinary gains made by Afghan women, girls and minority groups as part of the peace process.”

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Antony Blinken, the secretary of state nominee for the new administration said at his Senate hearing that he aims to “end this so-called forever war”. 

According to the accord, Taliban agreed to make sure that no extremists operate from Afghanistan in return of the US recalling its troops from the country by May 2021. However, reports suggest that the group has continued to carry out attacks on government forces.