–Afghan govt confirms talks; Taliban claim govt officials participating as ‘private individuals’BEIJING: The delegations representing the Afghanistan government and Taliban have arrived in Beijing to take part in a dialogue hosted by the Chinese government to facilitate the peace process. The official said the intra-Afghan dialogue is aimed at taking the Afghan peace process forward and the dialogue process has full support from Pakistan and other stakeholders. It would be the first dialogue between the two sides as the Afghan Taliban have been refusing to sit down with the Afghan government for peace talks, terming the regime in Kabul as ‘puppets’ of the US. Afghan Taliban has already indicated at the meeting scheduled to resume next week. “We welcome all efforts that help the Afghan peace process,” said Najia Anwari, a spokesperson for the Ministry of State for Peace Affairs.

Source: Pakistan Today October 26, 2019 13:52 UTC