Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Friday that peace in Afghanistan is “around the corner,” referring to United States’ effort for a comprehensive ceasefire and political settlement to the conflict in the country.
“Negotiations have been initiated with the Taliban. God willing, our brothers in Afghanistan would live together in peace in coming days,” Khan told a big public gathering in northwestern Bajaur tribal district on the Afghan border, according to a report by the VOA.
Without elaborating further, Khan asserted that Afghanistan in its bid for peace in the country would witness peace and stability in other vital aspects of the country.
“A good government will be established in Afghanistan, a government where all Afghans will be represented. The war will end and peace will be established there,” Khan said as quoted in the VOA report.
This comes after the US Department of State said on Wednesday that the Taliban in talks with the US negotiators made meaningful progress in Qatar talks.
“We’ve received reports back from Special Representative Khalilzad that they’ve had meaningful progress,” Robert Palladino, the State Department’s deputy spokesperson, told reporters at a daily briefing in Washington on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, hours after the news broke on Qatar talks, US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said in a tweet that he “finished a marathon rounds of talks with the Taliban in Doha”, adding some improvements on the modality of their prolonged debate took place.
Here is all you need to know about Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar:
- U.S.-Taliban Talks Wrapped with ‘Agreement in Draft’
- Doha Talks Continue Behind the Curtain
- Doha Talks Give Heads-up on U.S Troops Withdrawal
- Doha Talks Yet to Bear Fruit as Result
- Doha Talks Underway!
- US, Taliban to Discuss Peace Process in Doha
Khalilzad said peace requires agreement on four issues: counterterrorism assurances, troop withdrawal, intra-Afghan dialogue, and a comprehensive ceasefire.
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