Afghan Taliban to hold talks with USA representatives today

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File Photo( Nicholson, the US Army commander in Afghanistan)

Nasib Shah Shinwari

 LANDIKOTAL: The Afghan Taliban leaders on Monday would meet with USA officials in UAE  on Monday on Afghanistan’s peace and political solution to the years-long war in Afghanistan.

 According to the Afghan media report, the Taliban group has confirmed their meeting with US officials in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) today on Monday.

 Recently the foreign office of Pakistan has also issued a statement that Pakistan was also struggling to help in bringing the Taliban groups closer to finding the solution to Afghanistan’s war.

 According to media reports, Pakistan premier Imran Khan in an address at Peshawar explained that his government agreed to assist in Afghanistan peace efforts.

Khan has further stated that now the US statement and motive have changed and now the USA has requested Pakistan to play role in bringing peace to Afghanistan.

 Imran Khan said that now the USA was not insisting on the words to do more for them but the US government has to ask for help to end the war in Afghanistan.

 According to Afghan media reports, a spokesperson of the US embassy in Kabul has welcomed the Pakistani prime minister for his remarks about Afghanistan’s peace and the political solution to war-torn Afghanistan.   

  The VOA report says that Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement has confirmed their participation in Monday’s meeting with American officials and said representatives of the host country, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will also be at the meeting in UAE.