Afghan officials seeking peace with the Taliban say they will soon travel to Pakistan to speak to Taliban second-in-command Mullah Ghani Baradar.
 
An announcement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office following negotiations during a London summit said Wednesday that an agreement was reached in London for a delegation from Afghanistan’s High Peace Council to meet in the near future with Baradar.
 
The High Peace Council is the Afghan body charged with opening negotiations with the Taliban insurgents.
 
There was no immediate comment from Pakistani officials.
 
Baradar was arrested in Pakistan in 2010 and remains there under Pakistani supervision even after his release from prison last month.
 
The decision for the Afghan officials to meet Baradar was made in London Tuesday at a meeting attended by Karzai, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
 
Reports after the meeting said Sharif will travel to Afghanistan next week for high-level meetings. [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance