Taliban co-founder heads to Pakistan as U.S. envoy visits
2019-10-03 08:56:48 source：CGTN
October 2, 2019
The Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the group's founders, was due to discuss "important issues" with Pakistani officials in the capital, Islamabad, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said on Twitter.
The U.S. embassy confirmed that the top U.S. negotiator in the talks, Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad was in Islamabad "this week" for consultations following discussions between the U.S. and Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. However, it did not say if Khalilzad was still in Pakistan on Wednesday or if he planned to meet the Taliban officials.
"These consultations follow discussions held between the United States and Pakistan during the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week," a spokesman told Reuters via email.
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