Promising talks between warring parties in Afghanistan are likely to generate a lot of controversies, but this is the only way for Afghans to achieve peace after decades of ongoing conflict, AP reported referring to the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

“It’s taken us longer than I wish that it had to get from February 29 to here but we expect Saturday morning, for the first time in almost two decades, to have the Afghans sitting at the table together prepared to have what will be contentious discussions about how to move their country forward to reduce violence and deliver what the Afghan people are demanding — a reconciled Afghanistan with a government that reflects a country that isn’t at war,” Pompeo said on the plane taking him to Doha.

On Saturday in Doha, talks will begin between the parties within the country to resolve the conflict in Afghanistan. Later, the parties will begin to develop a road map of Afghanistan.

The US Secretary of State noted that it is the Afghans who must decide how to move forward and how to make life better for Afghans.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced the reduction of the American military presence in Afghanistan in accordance with the promise made to him ahead of the 2016 presidential elections.