President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy for regional affairs on consensus around peace and head of the High Peace Council's secretariat, Umer Daudzai, is expected to visit Pakistan on Tuesday where he will meet top Pakistani military, religious and political leaders about Afghanistan’s peace process, the High Peace Council's spokesman said.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on Sunday said Pakistani and Turkish officials have held talks on the prospects of peace in Afghanistan.
  
The office of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday reported that Iran has also started extensive efforts aimed at persuading Taliban to endorse direct peace negotiations with the Afghan government.
 
In this episode of Mehwar, host Sadaf Amiri discusses the topic with Fahim Dashti, a journalist.