Lawmakers expressed concern at time when effort for peace talks had been accelerates. US Special Envoy for Afghan Reconciliation Process Zalmay Khalilzad had recently held a meeting with the Taliban in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but the Taliban rejected meeting the Afghan government delegation.
Mirbat Khan Mangal, a lawmaker from Paktia province, asked the Taliban to hold direct talks with the Afghan government adding that some regional countries had been seeking their interest in the peace . . .
