US envoy wraps up visit to Pakistan as Afghan’s govt hardens stance on Taliban talks
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who is trying to resume peace talks on ending Afghanistan’s 18-year war, has wrapped up his visit to Pakistan. The US Embassy said on Wednesday that Khalilzad had discussed the “Afghan peace process” with Pakistan’s top officials.
This comes as the Afghan government set new conditions for talks with the insurgents and appeared to shed a previously conciliatory stand toward Pakistan, AP reported.
Hamdullah Mohib, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s security adviser, said on Tuesday that Kabul wants Pakistan to not incite the conflict in Afghanistan and aid the Taliban. He also said Kabul insists on a one-month ceasefire as precondition for talks with the Taliban.
Khalilzad’s next destination was not immediately known.
US envoy wraps up visit to Pakistan as Afghan’s govt hardens stance on Taliban talks
Source: RT