US responds over the Afghanistan peace initiative launched with Pakistan backing
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WASHINGTON - The United States has responded over the Afghanistan peace initiative launched with the backing of Pakistan.
US said that it welcomes Pakistan’s efforts to promote peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
The acknowledgement came a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that Pakistan had arranged another round of talks between the US and Taliban officials but he did not say when and where.
But *Voice of America (VOA)* radio’s Dari service reported on Sunday that US special representative Zalmay Khalilzad is likely to meet Taliban representatives in Islamabad on Monday (today). Previous talks were held in Doha link, Qatar.
“The United States welcomes any actions by the Pakistani government to promote greater cooperation, including fostering negotiations between the Taliban, the Afghan government, and other Afghans,” a US embassy spokesperson in Kabul told *VOA*. ARTICLE CONTINUES AFTER AD
Mr Khalilzad, had met, and would continue to meet, all interested parties, including the Taliban, to support a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan, the spokesperson added.
*VOA* reported that two weeks ago Mr Khalilzad asked Pakistani authorities to facilitate the Afghan peace process.