26 April 2016

News Story: Afghan Taliban negotiators in Islamabad to discuss peace talks

ISLAMABAD, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Taliban negotiators have arrived in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to discuss possibility of talks with the Afghan government, sources familiar with the visit said on Monday.

The sources have not confirmed if the three-member team of the Qatar-based Taliban political office will be meeting with the representatives of the Afghan government.

Pakistan had hosted the first face-to-face meeting of the Taliban and Afghan government in July last year, but the process was scuttled after the death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar was confirmed.

Afghan Taliban have not officially said anything about the visit.

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