“We don’t want any kind of deal with the Haqqanis, who
were behind many of the attacks on Afghan security forces and civilians
including women and children,” Faizi said.

{mosads}“We have certain negotiating conditions with armed
opposition groups but the Haqqanis do not meet the criteria and they are in the
service of a foreign spy agency,” he said.

The Haqqani Network’s leaders say the group is closely
aligned with the Taliban in Afghanistan, and they criticized the U.S. terror
designation as proof the United States was insincere about peace efforts,
according to Reuters.

The Haqqanis remain one of the biggest hurdles in the U.S.
plan in Afghanistan, in both current fighting and post-2014 plans, as U.S.
officials say there are ties between the Haqqani Network and Pakistani
intelligence.

The Haqqanis have also been behind some of the major attacks
in Afghanistan this year, operating out of Pakistan’s territory.