Salahuddin Rabbani, the head of an Afghan council for peace
talks with the Taliban, has delayed a trip to Pakistan, according to an
Associated Press report. The delay follows tensions over cross-border
shelling that Afghanistan says the Pakistan Army is responsible for.
Rabbani was to arrive in Islamabad on Wednesday to negotiate with
Taliban leaders based in Pakistan. A member of the Afghanistan High
Peace Council that Rabbani head said the trip had been delayed for two
weeks.Ismail Qasimyar said more preparations were necessary and did not link the delay to the tensions over cross-border shelling. However, another council member, Hameed Mubarez, said “it is not good” for Afghan officials to travel to Pakistan because of the issue.
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