The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Monday that the 6th quadrilateral meeting will be held in Oman on October 16 and will be attended by representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States.

The Afghan foreign ministry said counterterrorism efforts and reviewing Pakistan’s honesty in counterterror efforts will be the key discussions during the meeting.

Kandahar's police chief General Abdul Raziq said that Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada visited Helmand a week and a half ago where he met with Taliban members.

Raziq said that the visit had been at the request of Pakistan’s intelligence services, ISI. According to him, the Taliban leader visited Mosa Qala in Helmand after entering the country from Pakistan through Baluchistan.