Service General intelligence and security (SGRS) of Belgium is confident in the “conspiracy” between Russia and members of the Taliban (banned in Russia). The statement, in particular, was made Minister of foreign Affairs and of defence of the Kingdom Philip Goffin, who pointed to one of the incidents of deaths of soldiers of the international coalition in Afghanistan, which was supposedly “paid for” Russian military intelligence. It is obvious that this statement makes the deal the U.S. with the Taliban is more risky from the point of view of reputation.
Information about “collusion”, which first appeared in The New York Times, was initially questioned by the administration of Donald trump, but later the authorities did clarify that this information — a single report of one of the representatives of the American intelligence community, which has not received reliable confirmation.
SGRS knows about the overall Russian support for the Taliban in Afghanistan and reaffirms its possible intervention, said Goffin. — According to the information we have available from public sources, only one incident could be associated with the rewards program (which allegedly offered the group of the Russian military intelligence. — NEWS.ru). In particular, the explosion of a bomb near a us convoy in the first half of April 2019.
Belgium, known to have been part of the NATO forces in Afghanistan. At the beginning of this year, its contingent returned from the Islamic Republic.
It can probably go on the attack of a suicide bomber near the largest air base of the U.S. armed forces and coalition Bagram, which is located next to the homonymous settlement. In April 2019, the attacker blew up the car while driving a military convoy, killing three American Marines were killed. One contractor were injured. Then the Taliban have openly claimed responsibility for the attack. The airbase, which is located in the Northern province of Parwan, served as a major military air hub for coalition forces and attacks on it, as a rule, are an attempt by the Taliban to demonstrate their intentions.
However, the deal signed in February between Taliban and Americans in Qatar, did not stop the bloodshed: the deaths of foreign troops stopped, however, Afghan security forces remain a target group.
the Current level of violence, mainly caused by the Taliban attacks on the National forces of defense and security of Afghanistan remains unacceptably high, what is causing instability and undermines the credibility of the peace process, said yesterday in a statement, NATO.
The final chord of the first phase of the peace agreement should be completion supplied the pause of the exchange of prisoners between the Afghan administration and the Taliban. Recently, the Kabul government has put forward preconditions finalization of this process — the cease-fire. It is categorically unacceptable for the Taliban.
Against this background, the start date of the second phase of the peace deal — direct talks between the direct parties to the civil conflict — has been postponed. In this regard, the administration of the tramp finds himself in an awkward situation, at the risk of leaving unfinished its foreign policy victory. The Belgian Minister makes the situation even more difficult, discrediting the very idea of negotiations with the Taliban. Trump and his administration have nothing to answer doubts about the feasibility of dialogue with the Taliban. It is likely that the peace deal will not be completed due to objective reasons — from-for positions of the parties or the outcome of the election of the American President.
