New development reported over Afghanistan peace process
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*The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on phone and the two sides discussed the regional efforts to advance the Afghan peace process and the recent waves of violence including the attack on Sayed Al-Shuhada school that killed over 60 students and wounded 150 more.*
Secretary Blinken conveyed Eid greetings and expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those lost in recent violence in Afghanistan, including in the horrific attack on a girls’ school in Kabul last week, the US State Department said in a statement.
The statement said “the Secretary conveyed America’s steadfast support for the US-Afghan partnership and for Afghanistan’s security forces."
the two leaders discussed the importance of national unity in Afghanistan at this time as well as regional efforts to advance the peace process, the statement said.
“We support our partnership and Afghan security forces,” Blinken tweeted after phone call with Ghani.
Meanwhile, negotiators from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban met in Doha on Friday and discussed the expedition of peace efforts.
The two sides agreed to continue their negotiations after Eid, Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem said.
Abdul Salam Rahimi and Fatima Gailani represented the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during the talks.
Taliban delegation was chaired by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in the meeting.
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