The High Peace Council (HPC) has started fresh efforts to facilitate direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban while critics continue to see Kabul as a “main obstacle” for the peace process.
 
“The High Peace Council is continuing its efforts to facilitate direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban,” said Jawed Ahmad Ghafoor, the HPC spokesman.
 
Last week, US chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad wrapped up the sixth round of his talks with senior Taliban members in Doha with steady but slow progress as he later described.
 
In this episode of Mehwar, host Sadaf Amiri discusses the topic with political analysts Aziz Stanekzai and Asif Ashna.