After the US and the European Union exerted their insistent pressures on Afghan rulers aimed at ending the political squabbles and forming an inclusive government, some of the prominent figures of the Stability and Convergence Team, led by Abdullah Abdullah, entered the dialogue phase with their rival team to end the political feud and join the system.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Afghanistan to resolve the political disputes between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, but his meeting with them faced a flop. The State Department issued a statement criticizing the Afghan leaders: “Because this leadership failure poses a direct threat to the US national interests, effective immediately, the US government will initiate a review of the scope of our cooperation with Afghanistan.

After six months of electoral chaos over its results, two front-running candidates swore in as Afghan presidents in separate oath ceremonies. Both have named their victories as "the victories of the Republic and Democracy".

In a message reflecting their official stance, the Taliban said that they have decently carried out their entire obligations during the peace talks, but it is the US which has been repeatedly delaying the talks by proposing new ‘demands, concerns and excuses’. The spokesman for the group has hitherto said in response to the US Secretary of State’s comments, “Mr. Pompeo should not shift the blame.”