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Pakistan Imran Khan says US is scheduled to meet soon with the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad has facilitated the dialogue at Washington\u2019s request as formerly President Trump asked in a letter seeking Islamabad’s support.<\/h2>\n

Ariana News Agency-<\/strong> The U.S. has been meeting with Qatar-based Taliban representatives since July, but so far they have been talks for the sake of talks, according to insurgent and Pakistani officials.<\/p>\n

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Khan\u2019s disclosure came more than a week after U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan<\/a> Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad visited Islamabad, where he held meetings with the Pakistani prime minister and the military chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, to seek their help in facilitating Afghan peace talks.<\/p>\n

This came after when Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on 2th of December that US President Donald Trump has written a letter to prime minister Imran Khan seeking Islamabad’s support in securing a “negotiated settlement” to the war in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

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Dialogue may be set<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Prime Minister Khan told a public gathering Friday in the northwestern city of Peshawar that Washington has changed its tune by requesting help instead of saying Islamabad is not doing enough, as U.S. officials have previously insisted.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the grace of Allah, the dialogue is now happening inshallah [God willing] on the 17th [Khan did not mention the month] and Pakistan has facilitated the talks between America and the Taliban,\u201d Khan told the crowd. He did not share further details.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Khalilzad is 12 days into an 18-day visit to the region. He has traveled to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Belgium in his bid to build support for an Afghan peace process. The special envoy also plans to travel to the U.A.E. and Qatar, which host Taliban negotiators.<\/p>\n

Khan recounted that critics used to mock him as \u201cTaliban Khan\u201d for saying the Afghan war could not be ended without political negotiations. Khan reiterated that peace in Afghanistan is key to the security and economic stability of Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Khalilzad has held two rounds of discussions with insurgent officials since taking office in September.<\/p>\n

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Withdrawal sought<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Pakistani officials privy to the U.S.-Taliban meetings have told VOA that no progress has been achieved because the insurgents adamantly demand \u201ca date or timeframe\u201d for all foreign troops to withdraw from Afghanistan before the Taliban decides to participate in an intra-Afghan peace process.<\/p>\n

Pakistan army spokesman Major-General Asif Ghafoor said last week that his country is taking \u201cevery step\u201d required to help the United States successfully achieve a political reconciliation in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

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US leaves \u2018as a friend\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\u201cThis political reconciliation must succeed. … We wish that the U.S. leaves Afghanistan as friend of the region, not as a failure,\u201d Ghafoor told reporters without elaborating.<\/p>\n

U.S. officials have long maintained Taliban leaders are sheltering in Pakistan with covert support from the country\u2019s intelligence agency. Washington has been urging Islamabad to use its influence to bring the insurgents to the negotiating table.<\/p>\n

Pakistani officials say their influence over the Taliban has significantly declined over the years because the insurgents have gained control over large areas of Afghanistan and continue to pose serious battlefield challenges for U.S.-backed Afghan security forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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