US envoy hopes talks with Taliban would resume soon

Ambassador Feldman lauds efforts of General Raheel for bringing all parties to the table for peace talks

RAWALPINDI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Ambassador Dan Feldman hopes talks between Kabul and the Taliban would resume soon to bring lasting peace in the region.

According to DG ISPR Asim Bajwa, Ambassador Feldman met Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif at the General Headquarters on Saturday, during which regional security and stability came under discussion.

Rwp:Amb Dan Feldman,US SRAP met #COAS.Discussed regional security& stability.Appreciated Pak +ve role,spec of Gen Raheel in bringing..-1/2

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 1, 2015

all parties to peace talks b/w Afgn Govt&Tbn.Hoped with all sincerity,talks would resume soon 2 bring lasting peace-2 pic.twitter.com/vyCLr4Zr6n

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 1, 2015

Lauding the positive role Pakistan was playing in bringing all parties to the table for peace talks, the US envoy showed special appreciation for General Raheel.

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Pakistan recently hosted the first-ever direct talks between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives at the popular tourist resort of Murree as part of its efforts to put an end to over a decade-old conflict in the war-torn country.

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Senior officials from Pakistan, China and the United States also attended the closed-door talks suggesting that the Murree process had the backing of all major international players.