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Ghani Seeks Pakistan's Support for Afghan Peace Talks With Taliban

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ended a two-day official
   visit to Pakistan on Friday, where he is said to have sought the
   neighboring country's support in persuading the Taliban to engage in a
   peace dialogue with his government.

   Ghani's delegation held extensive wide-ranging talks with Prime
   Minister Imran Khan and his team in Islamabad, which focused on
   resetting strained bilateral ties and working together to promote
   reconciliation with the Taliban through an intra-Afghan peace process.

   "Pakistan has an important role and there are strong interdependencies
   between [the] Taliban and Pakistan. We need to recognize this and
   arrive at programmatic approaches to move from conflict to
   cooperation," the Afghan leader said while addressing a seminar in
   Islamabad.

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