Afghan peace process: Pakistan tasked to bring 10 Taliban leaders to table

(THE NEWS-PAKISTAN) Pakistan has been entrusted with a task to bring 10 Taliban leaders to table for the next phase of Afghanistan reconciliation process.

According to Afghan media, the four-member coordination group gave the above responsibility to Pakistan. In this regard, the Afghan government has handed over to Pakistan a list of Taliban leaders’ names which also includes members of Haqani Network.

The next round of negotiations with the Taliban leaders is expected to take place in the first week of March and Pakistan has offered to host the talks.

On the other hand, the Taliban in Qatar have expressed their ignorance to the above development, saying they are unwilling to make any modification to the pre-conditions put forth for the reconciliation process.