Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after more than a month of fighting, two Pakistani officials said Wednesday.
According to sources representatives from both countries are meeting in Urumqi, in northern China. However, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs neither confirmed nor denied the latest development.
Sources say the talks are being held at the director-general level, with Pakistan represented by a senior Foreign Office official, along with military and intelligence representatives. The Afghan delegation includes officials from the interior and foreign ministries, as well as members of Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Intelligence.