ISLAMABAD, May 17 (Xinhua) -- As senior officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States are scheduled to meet in Islamabad soon to discuss prospects for the Afghan peace process, Pakistan believes political negotiation is still the best option to find a solution to the protracted problem.
The upcoming meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) is seen as vitally important as Afghanistan is now pushing for action against the Taliban after they have publicly refused to come to the negotiation table and have also stepped up attacks with the launch of their annual "Spring Offensive."
As special envoys of the QCG will gather in the Pakistani capital in a few days, Kabul's top envoy in Islamabad, Omar Zakhilwal, has formally suggested to the group to declare the Taliban situation as "irreconcilable." The QCG that was launched in December for the "Peace and Reconciliation in Afghanistan" is now in a fix over the divergence of opinion within the group on how to deal with the Taliban.
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