The US military again threatened the Taliban with retaliation if they did not reduce the level of violence in Afghanistan.
“Reducing violence is an absolute must, and it depends on the leaders of all the armed forces – the security forces of Afghanistan, the Taliban and, yes, the coalition,” said a letter from the official representative of the American forces in Afghanistan, Colonel Sonny Leggett, addressed to the representative of the Taliban Zabihulla Mujahid.
Leggett posted the document on his Twitter page.
“Generate attacks, while restraint breeds restraint. All parties must exercise restraint to prevent more killings and violence. If violence cannot be reduced, then yes, there will be retaliatory measures,” Leggett said in a letter. – The optimism felt by Afghans and friends of Afghanistan during the “reduction of violence” from February 22 to 28 is lost in the increased level of violence. From that moment, the world did not observe a reduction, but, on the contrary, a significant increase in the level of violence. ”
Leggett also stressed that all parties “must return to the path” of a political solution to the conflict.
“The release of prisoners by the Taliban and the government of Afghanistan should be accelerated to stop the spread of COVID-19 and help create conditions for inter-Afghan negotiations,” the American colonel added.