Any peace process in Afghanistan with the US boots on the ground is impossible, the Taliban delegates said after a meeting in Moscow, adding that the current Afghan government is a US puppet stalling the talks. “ We will not tolerate a single US soldier in Afghanistan, ” said the head of the Taliban delegation at the international meeting on Afghanistan in Moscow, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, adding that the insurgent group’s “ main goal ” is to “ put an end ” to the 17-year-long “ invasion ” led by the US and its allies. Still, Stanikzai said, the militants are ready to negotiate – but only with Washington, which they see as the real force behind the current Afghan government. More: https://www.rt.com/news/443586-taliban-us-afghanistan-withdrawal/