Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai who appeared at a press conference in Kabul on Thursday pointed finger at two major processes in the country — the peace process and election — and said they are not under Afghans’ control.
“So far, the peace process is not Afghan-owned,” Karzai said.
His remarks come as the US and the Taliban are close to finalize a peace deal. Moreover, Oslo is about to host intra-Afghan negotiations in the coming days.
Karzai said the peace process should be led by Afghans and owned by Afghans and that it should not be handed to other countries.
“We have supported the US efforts for peace in Afghanistan, but we will not accept the US and Pakistan’s deal on our soil. No doubt, we want to have relations with Pakistan,” Karzai said.
He added that instability in Afghanistan will not benefit the neighboring countries,
“They [the neighbors] should work with us for a stable Afghanistan,” he reiterated.