Afghan officials in Pakistan for Taliban peace talks - source


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Nov 2013

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Senior Afghan officials arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday to initiate peace talks with the Afghan Taliban following a breakthrough in negotiations during last month's summit in Britain, a Pakistani Foreign Ministry source said.

The official would not say if and when they would meet former Taliban No.2 Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a man seen by Kabul as the key to restarting peace talks with the Taliban.

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