Kabul to Host Meeting on Peace with Taliban

Afghan government said that a high-level meeting will be held in three months in Kabul for peace with Taliban. Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi said the meeting will be attended by representatives of the international community, Afghan officials and political figures to design a roadmap for the peace talks and to take practical steps in talking with the Taliban. This comes as representative from more than 50 countries and international organisations will attend the International Contact Group’s meeting in Moscow in October 11, where they will discuss the issues around the Afghan peace process and the peace talks with the Taliban. Pakistani media meanwhile reported on Friday that President Ashraf Ghani will visit Islamabad in the near future. However, it is not clear so far that will the president visit Pakistan before or after the International Contact Group meeting in Moscow. According to Pakistani media, Pakistan’s chief of army staff General Qamar Jawed Bajwa in his last visit to Kabul, invited the Afghan president to visit Islamabad and he has received positive response from Ghani.