Russia’s Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said that the
Taliban group wants solid and serious guarantees for its future deal with
the United States.

Kabulov reportedly made the remarks after the conclusion of a trilateral
summit between U.S., Russia, and China in Washington.

“Both we and the Chinese are certainly interested in immediate success of
the US talks with the Taliban movement, five rounds of which were held in
Doha. That’s why this is a key moment for further progress towards a
stable peace in Afghanistan,” Kabulov was quoted as saying in a report by
Russia’s TASS News Agency.

“As soon as the US agrees with the Taliban on the schedule of foreign
troops’ withdrawal, we can start makingnext and more particular steps,
leading to establishing peace in Afghanistan: this is ceasefire and a
whole number of other <…> steps, and the most important of them will be
direct talks of a broad spectrum of Afghans with the Taliban movement,” he
added.

“The Taliban movement has said many times at its discussions with both the
US and other [sides] that it wants to see serious guarantors of its future
deal with the United States. Among such guarantors they named Russia [and
also] China, Pakistan and Iran,” the diplomat said.

“I quoted the Taliban as saying that they want to have solid and serious
international guarantees. When we come to that point: yes, why not?”
Kabulov was quoted as saying.