Summary Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister declared the talks with Taliban held in Islamabad as successful
KABUL: (Dunya News) – Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Hekmat Karzai has on Thursday declared the talks with Afghan Taliban, held in Islamabad on Wednesday, as successful. He said that the initial talks with the Taliban were successful, reported Dunya News.
Talking to media, Hekmat Karzai said that the main difference between these talks and the others held in past between the two entities was that both the negotiating teams were official this time. He said that the team that talked to the government this time represented Taliban leaders.
On the other hand, British news agency quoted a member of the Afghan government delegation saying that the Taliban discussed about the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan, United Nations (UN) sanctions and the war prisoners.
