KABUL-linked violence and its refusal to free the rebel group’s remaining prisoners are valid.
In an interview with an Afghan news channel, NATO’s senior civilian representative believed major progress had been achieved towards intra-Afghan negotiations.
Stefano Pontecorvo said NATO had lent all-out support to US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad’s efforts to bring the Afghan government and the Taliban to the negotiating table.
“I think there is a certain momentum. Both sides have understood that there is no military . . .
