WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Insisting that the peace process has to be Afghan-owned and Afghan-led, the Trump administration on Monday ruled out direct talks with the Taliban.
The first phase of talks has to be between the Afghan government and the Taliban without any precondition, the principal deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia said.
Alice Wells told a news conference yesterday that after the first phase, other international stakeholders, including the United States, would join in the negotiations.
“No one is . . .
