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U.S. Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad

24 Oct, 18 tweets, 2 min read

1/6 Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission has confirmed 12 children were killed and many more injured in an air strike by Afghan government forces.

2/6 This is a terrible tragedy. Unfortunately, tragedy is not limited to Takhar. Civilians are victims of car bombs, IEDs, and targeted killings perpetrated by the Taliban. Civilians have been forced to flee fighting in Lashkar Gah and other areas.

3/6 We offer our condolences to all the families of those killed and injured.

4/6 It is vital that Afghanistan’s independent media and robust civil society be allowed to document current events.

5/6 The answer to this tragic situation is an immediate reduction of violence leading to a ceasefire by all sides. The answer is to accelerate a political settlement.

6/6 The United States is singularly focused on this goal and is pressing both parties to reduce violence and find a path to peace as soon as possible.

۱/۶ – د افغانستان د بشري حقونو خپلواک کمیسیون تائید کړې چې د افغان دولتي ځواکونو په هوايي بمبارۍ کې ۱۲ ماشومان ووژل شول او ډیر نور ټپیان شول.

۲/۶ – دا یوه بده غمیزه ده. له بده مرغه چې غمیزې یوازې تخار پورې نه محدودېږي. ملکي خلک د طالبانو په موټري‌ بمونو، تعبیه شوو بمونو او په نښه شوو وژنو کې قرباني کیږي. ملکي خلک اړ شوي چې په لښکرګاه او نورو سیمو کې له جګړو وتېښتي.

۳/۶ – موږ د ټولو وژل شوو او ټپي شوو کورنیو ته خپله ډاډګیرنه وړاندې کوو.

۴/۶ – ډیره مُهمه ده چې د افغانستان خپلواکه رسنۍ او فعاله مدني ټولنه پرېښودل شي چې روانې پېښې مستنده کړي.

۵/۶ – د دغو غمیزو حالاتو ځواب په بیړني اورکم کیږي، چې د ټولو غاړو لخوا د اوربند سبب وګرځي. ځواب دا دی چې یوه سیاسي جوړجاړي ته بیړه وشي.‌

۶/۶ – متحده ایالتونو په ځانګړې توګه پر دغه هدف تمرکز کړی او پر دواړو غاړو فشار اچوي چې اورکم کړي او ژرترژره د سولې لار وموندي.

۱/۶ – کمیسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان تائید نموده است که در یک حمله هوايی نیروهای دولتی افغانستان، ۱۲ طفل کشته و شمار زیادی زخمی شدند.

۲/۶ – این یک تراژیدی المناک است. متأسفانه که تراژیدی محدود به تخار نیست. غیرنظامیان قربانیان بم گذاری های موتری، بم های تعبیه شده و کشتار های هدفمندی اند که از سوی طالبان اجرا می‌شود. غیرنظامیان مجبور شده اند که از جنگ در لشگرکاه و دیگر مناطق فرار کنند.

۳/۶ – ما به خانواده های تمام آنهایی که کشته و مجروح شده اند، تسلیت عرض می‌کنیم.

۴/۶ – این حیاتی است که رسانه های مستقل و جامعه مدنی فعال افغانستان گذاشته شوند تا رویدادهای جاری را مستند سازند.

۵/۶ – پاسخ این وضعیت رنج انگیز در کاهش فوری خشونت ها است که منجر به آتش بس تمام طرف ها گردد. پاسخ در یک تفاهم سیاسی سریع است.

۶/۶ – ایالات متحده به طور استثنائی بر این هدف تمرکز دارد و بر هر دو طرف فشار می‌آورد تا خشونت ها را کاهش داده و هر چه سریعتر یک راه صلح را بیابند.

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