Pakistan welcomes Second Round Of US-taliban Talks.
Pakistan has welcomed a second round of talks between the United States and the Taliban since the latter’s takeover of Afghanistan earlier this year.
Foreign Office spokesman, Asim Iftikhar, made this known during the weekly press briefing in capital Islamabad.
“The US-Taliban talks would be welcome development, as we have been saying, encouraging and advocating enhanced engagement of the international community with Afghanistan in order to help address its challenges,” said Iftikhar.
A Taliban delegation led by Amir Khan Muttaqi has been sent to Doha to begin the second round of talks with the US delegation.
The two sides are scheduled to discuss issues, such as the fight against terrorism, Afghanistan’s economic crisis, and the safe passage of American citizens through Afghanistan.
The US delegation will be led by Thomas West, the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan.
“A senior delegation led by Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi left for Doha this afternoon,” said foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi.
The delegation consists representatives from Ministries of Education, Health, Finance, Security, and Da Afghanistan Bank.
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