ISLAMABAD: Afghan Taliban issue notification of the meeting with US topdiplomats in Islamabad.
The notification revealed, A delegation of the Afghan Taliban talkedregional peace, Afghan refugees, and bilateral relations with Pakistanduring a visit to Islamabad earlier this week.
The Afghan Taliban’s 12-member delegation — led by the group’s co-founderMullah Abdul Ghani Baradar — called on Foreign Minister Shah MahmoodQureshi and exchanged views on peace and stability in the South Asianregion and bilateral relations in their meeting.
The delegation discussed the matter of providing facilities to Afghanrefugees and traders residing in Pakistan, it said, adding that thespokesperson for Kabul’s foreign ministry, Sibghatullah Ahmadi, hadwelcomed the Afghan Taliban’s visit to Islamabad.
However, the notification underscored how the Afghan President House hadimmediately denied Ahmadi’s commendation, terming it his personal view.
The Afghan Taliban consequently stressed that the conflicting statementsindicated a deep divide among those who rule Kabul and that itsadministration did not have the ability to hold negotiations.
The Afghan Taliban noted that they, along with the United States, woulddeal with Kabul’s administration on first priority and that discussionswith the various other Afghan factions would be commenced later on.