KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rejected a US proposal to form an interim government and offered to hold new presidential elections in the country.
Reuters reports, quoting two senior Afghan government officials, that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is likely to offer new presidential elections at a global summit in Turkey next month to establish lasting peace in Afghanistan. ۔
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will make the offer in response to a proposal by the United States to form an all-party interim government. If the Taliban agree to a ceasefire, presidential elections will be held as soon as possible.
The agreement reached last year between the United States and the Taliban agreed to complete the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan by May 2021, but the new US government has indicated it will review the agreement, saying the withdrawal could be extended Is.
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The Taliban responded by saying that if the United States violates the agreement, we will not abide by the agreement and the United States will have to face serious consequences.
Earlier, President Ashraf Ghani, while rejecting the US proposal to form an all-party interim government in Afghanistan, has clearly stated that the formation of an interim government is not possible in my lifetime.
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