US Defense Secretary James Mattis who arrived on an unannounced visit to Kabul on Friday held talks with President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at the Presidential Palace, the president’s office said in a statement.

The Afghan and US officials discussed the peace process, impact of US South Asia strategy, reforms in Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, counter-terrorism and dialogue with Pakistan.

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Massoud Malik discusses the topic with the following guests:

Aminullah Shareq, political activist

Entizar Khadem, international relations affairs analyst