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  • Turkey said on Tuesday it will host an international peace conference on Afghanistan in Istanbul from April 24 to May 4. The meeting will come as the new US administration of President Joe Biden assesses its ability to meet his predecessor Donald Trump's commitment to withdraw all troops from the war-torn country by May 1. The US is trying to add urgency to long-stalled peace talks that could finally see it end a military involvement that began in response to the 2001 terror attacks on Washington and New York. "The overriding objective of the Istanbul Conference on the Afghanistan Peace Process is to accelerate and complement the ongoing intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha on the achievement of a just and durable political settlement," the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement. The Istanbul meeting is being co-sponsored by the United Nations and Qatar. The Turkish foreign ministry said the talks would be between representatives of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban. "The conference will focus on helping the negotiating parties reach a set of shared, foundational principles that reflect an agreed vision for a future Afghanistan, a roadmap to a future political settlement and an end to the conflict," it said. Media reports had initially suggested the talks could begin on Friday but a Taliban spokesman said the Islamist group would not be ready in time. "We are still pondering over when or whether or not to attend," Taliban spokesman Mohammed Naeem told AFP on Monday. A leaked US State Department report said Washington wanted the Turkey conference to approve a plan to replace the present leadership of President Ashraf Ghani with an interim government involving the Taliban. The Islamist insurgents have already warned there would be "consequences" if Washington fails to meet the May 1 withdrawal deadline -- a goal described as "tough" by Biden. Official Afghan sources said last week that Ghani intends to present a three-stage plan at the Istanbul talks. The first step involves reaching a political settlement with the Taliban and announcing an internationally monitored ceasefire. He then proposes holding an early presidential election in which the Taliban could take part to form a "government of peace". That would lead to a slew of development programmes across the war-scarred country and work on a new constitutional framework. Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation -- a separate negotiating body established in 2010 -- is expected to present its own set of proposals after consulting different political parties and civil society members. fo/zak/dl
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  • Turkey to host Afghan peace talks from April 24
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