The negotiation team of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has started its consultations with lawmakers as hopes remain high that the intra-Afghan talks will begin soon, despite a UN report stating an increase of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan.
The UN report, that will be presented to the United Nations Security Council this week, indicates that 5,543 security incidents happened between February 7 and May 14, a 2% increase compared with the same period from last year. The Taliban has rejected the report, saying their attacks have been reduced by 40 %.
The report says that airstrikes were reduced by 47 percent during this period.
Nader Nadery, a member of the team, said preserving the republic is a main demand of the Afghan people in the talks.
“Demands are about how to preserve the (government) system and its main pillars, like the national army and the national police,” he said.
