by Karim Amini
Karim Amin, head of Hizb-e-Islami's negotiations delegation, which recently reached a peace deal with government, on Saturday said the war between the security forces and the Taliban is killing Afghans and that it helps extend foreign soldiers' presence in Afghanistan.
"The ongoing war unfortunately is between Afghans and is killing Afghans. Hizb-e-Islami wants to ask the Taliban who are you fighting and what are the reasons for your war? If you are fighting to withdraw the foreign troops [from Afghanistan], but you are killing Afghans," Amin said.
He said in a discussion with TOLOnews that Hizb-e-Islami's peace agreement with government will not affect the increase or decrease of the war but the party is trying to help factions of Taliban join the peace process.
"Except in some exceptional situations, Hizb-e-Islami has never fought with the security forces and because of this matter, we should not expect a change [in the war] after signing of the peace agreement," he stated.
Meanwhile, a number of former government officials said Kabul should clarify that many armed men Hizb-e-Islami has and where they are.
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