KABUL – Pakistan is likely to host crucial meeting on Afghanistan peacetalks in which key politicians and officials will attend.

Pakistan is expected to host a meeting on the Afghan peace process with theparticipation of some prominent Afghan politicians, sources said onThursday, TOLO News has reported.

First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum, Acting Foreign MinisterSalahuddin Rabbani, former president Hamid Karzai, the Hizb-e-IslamiGulbuddin Hekmatyar, former Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor, the seconddeputy chief executive Mohammad Mohaqiq and presidential candidate MohammadHaneef Atmar have been invited to the meeting, the sources said.

However, not all of them have confirmed their participation.

Close aides to Salahuddin Rabbani said he will send his representative tothe meeting. But a member of Hizb-e-Islami members confirmed that they willattend the meeting.

Former president Karzai will not attend the meeting, according to someunconfirmed reports.

But Mohammad Natiqi, a close aide to Mohaqiq, said the meeting will besimilar to the recent meeting in Moscow.

“Now, Pakistan has started the talks and the Afghan political leaders willattend the Islamabad meeting,” Natiqi said.