A Taliban delegation will visit Pakistan on Wednesday, the militant group said.
The delegation, led by Taliban’s deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, will discuss “important issues” with Pakistani officials in Islamabad, said Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for Taliban.
He said that the group had received an invitation for the visit.
It is the group’s latest stop on a tour of regional countries after peace process broke down. Earlier, they visited Russia, China and Iran.
Reuters citing an unidentified Taliban member said that the delegation would inform Pakistan’s leadership of the factors that derailed the talks with the United States.
Taliban held months of talks with the United States and were close to inking an agreement. However, US President Donald Trump declared the talks dead after the group claimed a deadly attack in Kabul.
During the visit, the Taliban would follow up on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran’Khan’s recent comments ahead of a meeting in New York with Trump, that he would try to convince the president to re-enter talks, Reuters said citing the Taliban source.
Sediq Sediqi, a spokesman for Afghan president, said that peace is priority, but he said that a peace process led and owned by the Afghan government will only lead to lasting and dignified peace in Afghanistan.
“No progress will be imminent if a peace process is not owned and led by the Afghan government,” Sediqi said.
