PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Despite stepped-up efforts by Pakistan Zalmay Khalilzad in Islamabad.
“We want to make it clear that we will not hold any meeting with Zalmay Khalilzad in Islamabad,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a brief statement.
Mujahid’s statement dashed hopes for talks between the visiting US delegation and the insurgent group. Khalilzad and other US officials are in Pakistan for the past two days.
Earlier in the day, Pakistani media outlets reported the Taliban had agreed to meet the US delegation . . .
