Pakistan asks Taliban to stay engaged in Afghan peace process
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Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Qureshi said he believed the Taliban would benefit from staying involved but said he had no contact with the group. REUTERS
Pakistan urges the Taliban to remain engaged in the Afghan peace process.
The development comes after the armed group said it would now shun summits about Afghanistan until all foreign forces leave.
The refusal has thrown the peace process into disarray with Turkey scheduled for Saturday to host a summit.
DUBAI: Pakistan on Monday urged the Taliban to remain engaged in the Afghan peace process after the armed group said it would now shun summits about Afghanistan until all foreign forces leave.
Pakistan has urged the Taliban to remain engaged in the Afghan peace process after the armed group said it would now shun summits about Afghanistan until all foreign forces leave.
The decision was taken after the United States said last week it would withdraw all troops by September 11 this year, later than a May 1 deadline set out by the previous administration.
“They take their own decisions but we will do whatever we can to convince them that it is in their national interest to remain engaged,” Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said of the Taliban in an interview with Reuters news agency in Abu Dhabi.
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Pakistan urges Taleban to stay engaged in peace process: Qureshi
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United States said last week it would withdraw all troops by Sept. 11 this year, later than a May 1 deadline set out by the previous administration.
Pakistan on Monday urged the Taleban to remain engaged in the Afghan peace process after the armed group said it would now shun summits about Afghanistan until all foreign forces leave.
The decision was taken after the United States said last week it would withdraw all troops by Sept. 11 this year, later than a May 1 deadline set out by the previous administration.
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