ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and United States have taken important decision overthe Afghan peace process.
Both have agreed to engage Saudi Arabia in pushing forward Afghanistan’spolitical peace and reconciliation process.
Saudi Arabia’s inclusion was discussed during US Special Representativefor Afghanistan Reconciliation, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad’s day longtalks with Pakistani authorities on Tuesday at the Foreign Ministry.
Saudi Arabia enjoys significant influence over Afghan Taliban and remainedactive in the process in the past.
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Zalmay Khalilzad’s appointment as Special Representative by Secretary ofState Mike Pompeo is seen as a major shift in the US policy to focus onpolitical efforts after the failure of President Donald Trump’s strategyannounced last year in August to defeat the Taliban militarily.
