The head of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Tadamichi Yamamoto, called on the Taliban to hold direct talks direct talks with the Afghan government.

“The Afghans must talk among themselves to end the conflict and to decide on the future. This clearly requires the Taliban to have direct talks with the Afghan government. We believe that the issue of international forces will inevitably be taken up in the comprehensive context of peace talks, which will determine the future political order for all Afghans,” he said at the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan in New York on Tuesday.

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

Amanullah Hotaki, former head of Uruzgan Provincial Council 

Farooq Zamani, former head of office of chairman of the High Peace Council