The head of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah is set to visit Pakistan tomorrow (Sep. 28), according to reports.

U.S. Special representative on Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad Says Taliban Won’t accept permanent cease-fire until political agreement is reached with the Afghanistan government.

PM Imran Khan discussed the peace process and ceasefire in telephonic conversation with President Ashraf Ghani. Khan emphasised the importance of all Afghan parties working for reduction in violence leading to ceasefire.

In a virtual speech to the UN General Assembly, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani called for a ceasefire, pointing to ongoing peace talks with the Taliban in Doha. Mr. Ghani also spoke about the coronavirus epidemic and stated that during the outbreak, Afghanistan’s economic growth has decreased by 30 percent.

NATO senior civilian representative Stefano Pontecorvo met with Ata Mohammad Noor, the chief executive of Jamiat-e Islami party and discussed the peace process.

The second general meeting of the Afghan government and Taliban delegations was held Tuesday evening at Sharq Hotel of Doha.

Members of the Afghan government delegation team say a general meeting will be held today (Tuesday) with the Taliban delegation in Doha, Qatar.

The first meeting between the contact groups of the Afghan government and the Taliban negotiation team held in Doha and progress were made, according to the members of the Afghan negotiating team.

US secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the opening ceremony of intra-Afghan negotiations in Qatar that today is a historic day and the best solution is the political interaction.

The full statement of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo at the intra-Afghan negotiations opening ceremony in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.