Taliban negotiator promises 'no revenge on anyone' in Kabul
"We assure the people that their properties, their lives are safe," Suhail Shaheen told the BBC in a phone call from Doha, saying that "there will be no revenge on anyone" in the Afghan capital.
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- Published Date: 05:26 | 15 August 2021
- Modified Date: 01:01 | 16 August 2021
"We assure the people that their properties, their lives are safe," Suhail Shaheen told the BBC in a phone call from Doha, saying that "there will be no revenge on anyone" in the Afghan capital.
He said Taliban fighters were positioned at the gates of Kabul and had been ordered not to enter the city, pending a "peaceful transfer of power."
Since US and NATO troops began withdrawing from Afghanistan in May, the Taliban forces have made massive territorial gains. In a rapid advance, they have now captured more than two-thirds of the country's provincial capitals and appear poised to take Kabul.
Talks are currently underway between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
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