The Taliban is divided and the factionalism is evident in the way the outfit has held talks with various outside players in the dialogue process, a senior representative of the government of Afghanistan has said. National Security Advisor of Afghanistan Hamdullah Mohid during a visit to India said Kabul is firming up its military power while remaining committed to an ‘Afghan-led and Afghan-owned’ peace process. He also said there cannot be a deadline on the peace process as the ‘intra-Afghan’ peace dialogue is yet to take shape. The Taliban should appoint a single negotiating team first,” said Mr. Mohid interacting with a group of journalists here on Saturday. More recently, Iran and Turkey have also extended a helping hand in building terms of a dialogue between the two warring sides.

Source: The Hindu January 06, 2019 15:22 UTC