Pakistan responds over new developments in US and Afghan Taliban peace talks

Pakistan responds over new developments in US and Afghan Taliban peace talks

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan responds over new developments in US and Afghan Taliban peace talks.

Pakistan on Thursday welcomed the announcement regarding resumption of the US-Taliban talks.

According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Pakistan hope that it will lead to intra-Afghan negotiations and ultimately to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan.

Islamabad encourages all parties to the conflict to engage constructively as a shared responsibility, the statement said.

Pakistan has always maintained that there is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan, the statement said, adding that an inclusive peace and reconciliation process, involving all segments of the Afghan society, was the only practical way forward.