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U.S. Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad

27 Oct, 12 tweets, 2 min read

1/4 I return to the region disappointed that despite commitments to lower violence, it has not happened. The window to achieve a political settlement will not stay open forever. state.gov/special-repres…

2/4 Intransigence and a refusal to abandon animosity, embrace fellow citizens, and agree on a formula for political cooperation/competition underpin the ongoing war.

3/4 Afghans are dying at a high rate, and regional spoilers are using Afghans as cannon fodder for their illegitimate objectives. Bloodshed must end.

4/4 Afghans need to pivot to development instead of destruction, stability instead of chaos, forgiveness instead of vengeance, compromise instead of inflexibility.

۱/۴ – من با این ناامیدی به منطقه برگشته ام که باوجود تعهدات مبنی بر کاهش خشونت، این کار نشده است. دریچهٔ دستیابی به یک تفاهم سیاسی برای ابد باز نخواهد ماند.

۲/۴ - سختگیری و رد نمودن ترک دشمنی، تعامل با دیگر شهروندان، و توافق بر یک فرمول همکاری/رقابت سیاسی مبانی جنگ جاری اند.

۳/۴ - شمار زیادی از افغان ها می‌میرند، و تخریبکاران منطقه برای امیال نامشروع شان از افغانها همانند باروت مرمی استفاده می‌کنند. خونریزی باید توقف یابد.

۴/۴ - افغان ها باید به جای ویرانی به سوی انکشاف، ثبات به جای هرج و مرج، بخشایش به عوض انتقامجوی، و مصلحت به عوض انعطاف ناپذیری گام بردارند.

۱/۴ – زه سیمې ته راستون شوی یم او ناهیلی یم چې د اورکم لپاره د ژمنو سربیره، دغه کار ندی شوی. د یوه سیاسي جوړجاړي د ترلاسه کولو ور به د تل لپاره پرانیستی نه وي.‌

۲/۴ – سرټمبګي او د دښمنۍ پرېښودل، له هیوادوالو سره د تعامل، او د سیاسي همکارۍ/سیالۍ پر یوې قاعدې د توافق ردول د روانې جګړې سټې جوړوي.

۳/۴ – افغانان په ډیر شمیر کې وژل کیږي او سیمیز ورانکاري د خپلو نامشروعو موخو لپاره له افغانانو څخه د مردکیو د باروتو په توګه کار اخلي. وینه تویول باید ودرول شي.

۴/۴ – افغانان باید د ورانکارۍ پر ځاې پرمختیا، د غوبل پر ځاې ټیکاو، د غچ اخیستلو پر ځاې بخښنې او د نه نرمښت پر ځاې مصلحت ته مخه کړي.

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