The Afghan government and Taliban held their first face-to-face talks in Islamabad almost two months back. The second round was expected to take place on July 31, but cancelled due to announcement of Mullah Mohammad’s death.
The demise of Umar and a string of recent deadly attacks in capital Kabul forced the Afghan government to come hard on Pakistan. President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan of allowing militant hideouts on its soil
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