Iranian media on Monday reported that a timetable for possible foreign troop withdrawal from Afghanistan would be decided upon in next meeting between US diplomats and Taliban representatives on February 25.
Citing a pro-Taliban analyst Waheed Mojdeh, Mehr News Agency said that negotiations between the Taliban and the US have had some achievements which had raised hopes for the exit of American troops from Afghanistan.
He maintained that in the next meeting between representatives from the Taliban and the US, which is scheduled for February 25, the two sides will discuss the ways for the exit of American troops from Afghanistan.
The Americans have requested the Taliban to ignore the reports in media that the US is reluctant to leave Afghanistan, he said, adding the American side said they are determined to exit Afghanistan.
Mojdeh said that the various parties at the Moscow meeting all agreed on the fact that the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan endangers peace in Afghanistan, and the forces must leave the country.
He also addressed the rumors about the establishment of a Taliban political office in Iran, saying “the Taliban wanted to establish a political office in Qatar in order to hold negotiations there. There has been no request from the Taliban to establish the office in any other country.”
