TEHRAN - Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah underlined that the Taliban is not looking for sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
"Unfortunately, the Taliban leadership has resorted to violence and has not shown willingness to reach sustainable peace with the Afghan government," Abdullah told FNA on Wednesday.
He, meantime, said that Iran and Russia consider peace in Afghanistan as beneficial to the region, and announced that the regional countries are closely following up the peace talks in Afghanistan.
In late May, a fifth round of four-nation talks aimed at laying the ground for a negotiated end to the Afghan war began in Islamabad, as hopes faded for bringing the Taliban insurgents to the table quickly.
Also in late May, Taliban confirmed the death of the militant group’s leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour and announced Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada as his successor.
A statement by the group said Mawlavi Akhundzada was appointed as the successor of Mansour after he was unanimously voted by the leadership council members.
The statement further added that Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mullah Omar’s son Mullah Yaqoob have been appointed as deputy supreme leader of the group.
Mullah Mansour was killed in a US drone strike in the vicinity of Baluchistan province of Pakistan late on Saturday afternoon.
The group’s leadership council started negotiations for the appointment of Mansour's successor a day after he was targeted in the airstrike.(FNA)