As the US and the Taliban are close to signing a peace agreement after eight rounds of talks for finding a political settlement in Afghanistan, President Ghani’s spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said that any peace deal should result in a ceasefire and direct negotiations with the group.

He said the Afghan government expects to be officially informed about the results of the US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his top advisors on the peace deal with the Taliban.

Mr. Sediqqi said that US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad briefed President Ghani ahead of the meeting with Mr. Trump.

In this program, host Wahid Ahmadi discusses the topic with university lecturer Nasrullah Stanikzai and an ex-MP Khalid Pashtun.