Taliban officials met with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Wednesday. The day before, the new masters of Afghanistan had promised to work for national reconciliation and to forgive their adversaries.
The Taliban released images of former President Hamid Karzai with Anas Haqqani, one of their movement’s negotiators. They also met, according to the monitoring group of Islamist sites SITE, the former vice president Abdullah Abdullah.
After fleeing last weekend, ex-President Ashraf Ghani, meanwhile, found refuge, with his family, in the United Arab Emirates, from where he addressed “the nation”, this Wednesday. “I support the government’s initiative to negotiate with Abdullah Abdullah and former President Hamid Karzai. I wish this process success, ”he said in a video message posted on Facebook. He also explained that he was “in discussion” to return to his country.