US President Donald Trump holds phone conversation with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

At around 05:40 pm Qatari time, the President of the United States of America held a 35 minute phone conversation with the Political Deputy and Chief of Political Office of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the respected Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

In the presence of a number of members of the negotiation team and Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, Mullah Baradar welcomed the first contact of the US President and added:

I, as the representative of the Islamic Emirate and the Afghan people, want to assure you that if the United States honors the agreement concluded with us then we will have positive future bilateral relations.

Mullah Baradar said:

Mr. President!

Take determined actions in regards to the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan and do not allow anyone to take actions that violate the terms of the agreement thus embroiling you even further in this prolonged war.

Mullah Baradar further said that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is a strong political and military force that aims and has the potential of maintaining positive bilateral relations with you and other world countries.

Mullah Sahib said that national sovereignty and establishing a government of our own choosing in our homeland is the legitimate right of Afghans therefore terms of the agreement must immediately be implemented, comprehensive peace established and the Afghan people given their basic rights.

The Political Deputy of the Islamic Emirate said:

It befits a developed country like the United States to give complete rehabilitation assistance to a war-torn Afghanistan and this is an appropriate actions that shall positively effect the status of the United States.

 

The President of the United States Donal Trump said:

It is a pleasure to talk to you. You are a tough people and have a great country and I understand that you are fighting for your homeland. We have been there for 19 years and that is a very long time and withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan now is in the interest of everyone.

President Trump added:

My Secretary of State shall soon talk with Ashraf Ghani in order to remove all hurdles facing the intra-Afghan negotiations.

He said that we shall take complete part in the future rehabilitation of Afghanistan.

Extensive discussions were also held about the implementation of the agreement concluded by both sides.

 

Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Zabihullah Mujahid

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