Islamabad [Pakistan]: A high-level Taliban delegation on Thursday morning met Pakistan Foreign Ministry Shah Mahmood Qureshi and discussed the Afghan peace process and other issues of mutual interest.
Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, Foreign Affairs Secretary Sohail Mahmood and other foreign officials were also present during the meeting, Dawn reported.
“Both countries are equally facing the consequences of instability in Afghanistan over the past 40 years,” Qureshi was reported as telling the delegation.
The armed group’s delegation was led by their deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
The delegation landed in Islamabad on Wednesday- hours after the United States Special Envoy for Afghan Peace Zalmay Khalilzad reached Islamabad.
On September 22, Khalilzad had called upon Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was in America then, and had discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and the apparent dissolution of the Afghan peace process.
Related stories
Subscribe
- Never miss a story with notifications
- Gain full access to our premium content
- Browse free from up to 5 devices at once
Latest stories