“The foreign occupation forces are undermining the country’s sovereignty and freedom of its politics as well as the government,” he said.
Speaking at his daily press briefing in Washington, U.S State Department spokesman John Kirby said nothing has changed their view that they support an Afghan-led reconciliation process.
This came in answer to a question on Taliban’s recent call for direct talks with the U.S.
Kirby said: "We believe that's the right approach. We've always believed that that's the right approach."
"President (Ashraf) Ghani, more importantly, also believes in the criticality of that approach, and that's where our support will go to," he added.
This comes after the Taliban recently issued new demands for ending its insurgency, including direct talks with the United States.
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