However, the sources cautioned that the meeting in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, which ran more than an hour, did not represent a resumption of formal negotiations. Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, would not confirm or deny that Taliban had met Khalilzad, adding that the Taliban delegation was still in Islamabad for meetings on Friday. A spokesman for Pakistan's foreign office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The US government told Kabul that Khalilzad planned to meet the Taliban in Islamabad, a senior Afghan government source said. The Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the group's founders, met Pakistan's foreign minister in Islamabad on Thursday and both sides called for a resumption of the talks as soon as possible.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 04, 2019 13:30 UTC