“Be assured that as long as I am alive, they will not see the formation of an interim government. Earlier, Ghani had said that he would transfer power to his successor only after his tenure ended in 2025. An interim setup would be the ideal solution to end a protracted conflict in the country, Russia said. Under the controversial accord, Ghani has also freed thousands of Taliban inmates who had been detained by the government and has engaged in peace talks with the group in Doha, Qatar. Neither the Taliban nor the US has outrightly rejected the notion of a provisional government,” he told Arab News.

Source: Ethiopian News February 06, 2021 05:13 UTC