The new administration has reiterated its continued support for the Afghan peace process.

A news release from the US National Security Council states that Jack Sullivan; National Security Adviser Joe Biden in a telephone conversation with Hamdullah Moheb; President Ghani’s national security adviser has stressed his continued support for the peace process between Afghanistan and the Taliban.

Biden’s national security adviser stressed that the United States is committed to continuing to support the Afghan peace process and to work for a political agreement on both sides, the statement added.

Meanwhile, some members of the government’s negotiating team have said that the Taliban have no intention of continuing talks with government officials, and that the peace process is slow and challenging.

They have said that the Taliban are still thinking about war.