ISLAMABAD: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad visited Islamabad the other day and met with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed measures to begin intra-Afghan negotiations.
The two took note of recent progress created by the Eid ceasefire and accelerated prisoner release as well as reduced violence, ahead of intra-Afghan negotiations.
Ambassador Khalilzad appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan and General Bajwa’s measures to support peace in Afghanistan and agreed with Gen. Bajwa that peace in Afghanistan offers an opportunity to advance security, connectivity and development in the region. ‑‑PR