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Islamabad, March 9 (TIWN) The new US administration under President Joe Biden has chalked out a four-point strategy for the Afghanistan government under President Ashraf Ghani, with a vision to end the decades long war, warning of dangerous and dire consequences if the peace deal with the Taliban is scrapped.
"The best way to advance our shared interests is to do all we can to accelerate the peace talks and to bring all parties into compliance with their commitments", read the letter of US Secretary of State, which was handed over to the Afghan President by US' Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, during his recent visit ot Kabul. In the letter, Afghan government has been informed that US is launching a high-level diplomatic engagement with various countries, including Afghan neighbours for the purpose of accelerating the peace efforts. As per the four-point strategy, Washington has proposed a UN-sponsored meeting of foreign ministers of Iran, China, Russia, Pakistan and India to discuss what it called "unified approach" for the Afghan peace. "It is my belief that these countries share an abiding common interest in a stable Afghanistan and must work together if we are to succeed," wrote Secretary Blinken in his letter.
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