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Pakistan, Afghanistan to Resume Taliban ’Peace Talks’

Pakistan, Afghanistan to Resume Taliban ’Peace Talks’
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The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to work together to revive stalled so-called peace talks with Taliban extremists after meeting on the sidelines of a climate change conference in Paris.

Pakistan, Afghanistan to Resume Taliban ’Peace Talks’

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met Monday amid heightened tensions over Kabul's accusations that Islamabad aided the Taliban in their brief capture of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz in late September.

The first round of peace negotiations in July were held in Pakistan.

But the talks stalled soon thereafter when the Taliban belatedly confirmed the death of their longtime leader Mullah Omar.

The Pakistani government statement late Monday said Ghani and Sharif had discussed the negotiations while they were in Paris.

"Both leaders agreed to work with all those who would enter such a process as legitimate political actors and act, alongside the Afghan government, against those who refuse to take the path of peace," the statement said.

Hopes for better ties were high after Ghani's election last year. But they have since plummeted, with Kabul blaming Islamabad for a surge in Taliban violence in 2015.

The Pakistani statement said Monday's talks were held "in an atmosphere of warmth and cordiality".

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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