ISLAMABAD/KABUL (Reuters) - Senior Afghan officials arrived in Pakistan to initiate peace talks with the Afghan Taliban following a breakthrough in negotiations during last month's summit in Britain, officials from both countries said on Wednesday.
The delegation was in Pakistan to meet former Taliban No.2 Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a man seen by Kabul as the key to restarting peace talks with the Taliban, said a spokesman for Afghanistan's High Peace Council, Mohammed Anwar Eshaaqzai.
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