October 3, 2019 1:16 PM

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Taliban delegation meets Pak FM to push for revival of Afghan peace process

A high-level Taliban delegation today met Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi as part of a push to revive the Afghan peace process, stalled after US President Donald Trump abruptly declared the talks with the rebel group dead. The delegation is also expected to meet American officials in Islamabad.<br />''<br />''Pakistan Foreign Office official said, the issue of Afghan peace talks and regional situation were discussed during the meeting with Qureshi.  Taliban's Pakistan visit is the fourth leg of a tour that included Russia, China and Iran.<br />''<br />''US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is also in Pakistan to discuss revival of the peace talks.<br />''<br />''Khalilzad's visit comes days after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to the US where he met Trump and among other issues discussed the revival of negotiations to bring peace in Afghanistan.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The US and the Taliban had agreed on draft peace plan, but the process was suspend by President Trump following killing of an American soldier in Kabul last month in a suicide attack claimed by the Taliban.</span><br />

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