Russia's Foreign Ministry said 'it's possible' Moscow could serve as 'a guarantor in the agreement' between the Taliban and the U.S., which was accused of 'double standards' in battling terror.
Russia has expressed its willingness to help oversee a desired peace deal between the United States and the Islamist Taliban militant group, allowing the Pentagon to withdraw troops from its longest-ever war.
Previously on Tuesday, Zakharova expressed skepticism toward the Trump administration's prospects of exiting Afghanistan, writing in a Facebook post:"What? As quickly as it said last time, or like from Syria" after the president expressed a desire to leave both countries in December. Since becoming the third U.S. leader to be charged with the Afghan war effort in 2017, President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in ending the conflict and Khalilzad opened initial talks with the Taliban in October. The following month,In both cases, however, the Taliban has continued to refuse to meet with the Kabul government, which it considers illegitimate. Senior Pentagon officialsthat the U.S.
The top diplomat said any agreement in Afghanistan"will be based on the principle of national consensus and will exclude the threats of terrorism, extremism and drug trafficking," but Russia would"continue to provide assistance and equipment to the Afghan army and security forces" as"they have been unable to root out the terrorist threat on their own, which is why we must carry on our efforts in this sphere.
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