1/6 President @ashrafghani is in Doha at Qatar's invitation. General Miller and I had an opportunity to meet with him and discuss the latest on the #AfghanistanPeaceNegotiations.
2/6 General Miller and I affirmed ongoing U.S. support to Afghanistan, our partnership, and a peace process meant to produce a political settlement and an end to decades of war.
3/6 I told the President Afghans should not let the opportunity for peace to slip away. He said he supports the Islamic Republic negotiators doing their work as long as it takes. I said I’m encouraged by what I heard from all sides, including the two teams’ commitment to peace.
4/6 The United States supports an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned process and remains ready to assist. We call on all nations, especially the neighbors and other key players, to do the same.
5/6 Violence is too high, and too many Afghans are dying. We are pressing for a significant reduction in violence that will lead to a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.
6/6 A significant reduction in violence will save lives; increase trust; broaden support for peace; and help the negotiating teams make progress at a faster pace. This is what the Afghan people want. And the United States stands with them.
۱/۶- ولسمشر غني د قطر په بلنه په دوحه کې دی. جنرال میلر او ما ورسره د ملاقات فرصت وموند او -افغانستان-دسولې-بهیر د وروستیو پرمختیاو په اړه مو خبرې وکړې.
۲/۶- جنرال میلر او ما افغانستان ته د متحدو ایالتونو پر روان ملاتړ، زموږ شراکت، او د سولې پر داسې یوه بهیر چې یو سیاسي جوړجاړی او د څو لسیزو د جګړې پایله رامنځته کړي، ټینګار وکړ.
۳/۶- ما ولسمشر ته وویل چې افغانان باید پرې نږدي چې د سولې دغه فرصت له لاسه ووځي.‌ هغه وویل د اسلامي جمهوریت د مرکچیانو د کار ملاتړ کوي، هر څومره مهال چې نیسي. ما ورته وویل هغه څه چې مې له خواوو اوریدلي، سولې ته د دواړو ډلو د ژمنتیا په ګډون، زه یې هڅولی یم.
۴/۶- متحده ایالتونه د یوه داسې بهیر ملاتړ کوي چې د افغانانو په مشرۍ او مالکیت وي،‌ او د مرستې چمتوالی لري. موږ پر ټولو ولسونو، په ځانګړې توګه پر ګاونډیانو او نورو مُهمو فعالینو،‌ غږ کوو چې ورته عمل وکړي.
۵/۶- تاوتریخوالی ډیر لوړ دی او ډیر شمیر افغانان وژل کیږي. موږ په تاوتریخوالي کې د پام وړ کمښت باندې ټینګار کوو چې پایله یې هراړخیز او تلپاتی اوربند وي.
۶/۶- په تاوتریخوالي کې د پام وړ کمښت به د خلکو ژوند وژغوري؛ باورونه به ډیر؛ د سولې ملاتړ ته به پراختیا؛ او له مرکچي ډلو سره به مرسته وکړي‌ چې چټک پرمختګ وکړي. دا هغه څه دي‌ چې افغانان یې غواړي. او متحده ایالتونه له دوي سره دي.
۱/۶ – رئیس جمهور غنی به دعوت قطر در دوحه است. جنرال میلر و من فرصت ملاقات با وی را یافتیم و در مورد انکشافات تازه در #روند-صلح-افغانستان صحبت نمودیم.
۲/۶ – جنرال میلر و من بر حمایت جاری ایالات متحده از افغانستان، مشارکت ما، و بر یک روند صلح که تفاهم سیاسی و خاتمهٔ جنگ چندین دهه را به میان آورد، تاکید نمودیم.
۳/۶- من به رئیس جمهور گفتم که افغانها نباید اجازه دهند که این فرصت صلح از دست برود. او گفت از کار مذاکره کننده گان جمهوری اسلامی حمایت می‌کند، تا هر زمانی که طول بکشد. من برایش گفتم آنچه که از طرفین شنیده ام، به شمول تعهد هر دو گروه به صلح، مایه‌ی دلگرمی ام شده است.
۴/۶- ایالات متحده از یک روند که به رهبری و مالکیت افغانها باشد، حمایت می‌کند و آمادهء همکاری است. ما از تمام ملت ها، به ویژه از همسایگان و دیگر فعالین مُهم، می‌‌خواهیم که همسان عمل کنند.
۵/۶- میزان خشونت بسیار بلند است و شمار زیادی افغانها کشته می‌شوند. ما بر کاهش قابل ملاحظه در خشونت ها تاکید می‌ورزیم که منجر به یک آتش بس همه جانبه و دایمی شود.
۶/۶- یک کاهش عمده در خشونت ها حیات مردم را حفظ خواهد نمود؛ اعتماد را بیشتر؛ حمایت از صلح را گسترده تر؛ و به گروه های مذاکره کننده کمک خواهد کرد تا سریعتر پیشرفت کنند. این چیزی است که مردم افغانستان آنرا می‌طلبند. و ایالات متحده با آنهاست.

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9 Aug
1/6 We welcome the Afghan Loya Jirga’s declaration and President Ghani’s decision to sign the decree ordering the release of the remaining prisoners.
2/6 With these bold steps, after 40 years of war, a historic opportunity for peace is now possible; one that benefits all Afghans and contributes to regional stability and global security.
3/6 In the next few days, we expect the completion of prisoner releases, then travel of the Islamic Republic team to Doha, & from there the immediate start of intra-Afghan negotiations.
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1/4 The last 24 hours have been very violent in Afghanistan with many losing their lives.

In Herat, photos and eyewitness accounts suggest many civilians including children are among the victims of an Afghan airstrike. We condemn the attack and support an investigation.
2/4 Similarly, we deplore the recent Taliban attacks in which many Afghans have lost their lives.
3/4 The Afghan people want an immediate start of peace negotiations and a settlement that is in their best interest. More graves will not bring negotiations forward.
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There has been major progress, albeit slow, on prisoner releases. The Taliban & the Islamic Republic negotiating teams have made progress on logistics for intra-Afghan talks. No American has lost his/her life in Afghanistan to Taliban violence. Regional relations have improved.
But more progress is needed on counter terrorism.
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(1/5) #EidMubarak to all who celebrate. We welcome the Taliban’s decision to observe a ceasefire during Eid, as well as the Afghan government announcement reciprocating and announcing its own ceasefire.
(2/5) Coronavirus has disrupted Ramadan for the world, with special hardship for #Afghans because of escalating violence.
(3/5) Although difficult challenges remain on both fronts, I believe both will be overcome, so long as leaders on all sides make the right decisions and put the interest of their people first.

This development offers the opportunity to accelerate the peace process.
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21 May
Met with President @AshrafGhani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation @DrabdullahCE together and separately today in Kabul. I congratulated them on their agreement to form an inclusive government after protracted negotiations.
We discussed next steps required to implement the agreement between the 2 leaders. On peace, we agreed that violence is much too high and there is a need to move urgently to reduce it by all sides.
We also agreed on the importance of delivering (and soon) on other commitments made in the US-Taliban agreement and US-Afghanistan joint declaration including release of prisoners by both sides and the start of intra-Afghan negotiations.
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(1/5) I held 3 constructive mtgs w/ Mullah Berader & members of the Taliban Political Commission. Emphasized the US-Taliban agreement is inter-connected: CT commitments, intra-Afghan negotiations, troop withdrawal, & gradual violence reduction leading to a permanent ceasefire.
(2/5) All sides have implementation requirements on all fronts including on prisoner releases by the Afghan government and the Taliban.
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