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Pakistan hosts Afghanistan's Taliban leaders for peace talks in Moscow

The Taliban say Pakistani officials have hosted a meeting with their leadership to try and press the insurgents into peace talks.

Published: 23rd March 2017 02:17 PM  |   Last Updated: 23rd March 2017 02:17 PM   |  A+A-

In this May 27 file image, Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district Afghanistan. (Photo | AP)

By AFP

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban say Pakistani officials have hosted a meeting with their leadership to try and press the insurgents into peace talks ahead of a multi-nation meeting in April in Moscow.

Islamabad has been under international pressure to try and bring Taliban leaders, who have been based in Pakistan since their rule in Afghanistan was overthrown in the 2001 U.S. invasion, into some form of negotiations with Kabul.

Two Taliban officials familiar with the Islamabad meeting say the Taliban used it to issue their own demands. The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity on Thursday, fearing reprisals by Pakistani authorities who have not confirmed the meeting.

China, Afghanistan and Pakistan are among nations attending the April meeting aimed at reviving peace talks. Washington has not said whether it will attend.



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