Taliban team led by Mullah Baradar arrives in Islamabad

In this handout photograph taken and released by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry on October 3, 2019, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (R) greets Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar (2L) upon his arrival with delegation at the Pakistan Foreign Ministry in Islamabad. Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar arrived in Pakistan as US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad also visited, officials said, though it was unclear if they would meet for the first time since Donald Trump scuttled talks between Washington and the Islamist extremists. - -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Pakistan Foreign Ministry " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - / AFP / Pakistan Foreign Ministry / HANDOUT / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Pakistan Foreign Ministry " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -

ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) A delegation of the Taliban Political Commission (TPC), led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday on a three-day visit.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomed the delegation at the Foreign Office. Later in a meeting, the two sides discussed progress in the intra-Afghan negotiations that commenced in Doha on September 12.

The delegation will also meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan during their stay in the capital, according to the Foreign Office.

 

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