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The source said an Afghan diplomat, "will attend a delegation from the Afghan government and the last of the" Taliban "to the Kingdom (Saudi Arabia) in an unspecified time for negotiations," explaining that he did not specify the place, too.
And on the presence of a third party negotiations, the source said, "Until now, there is no third party attended."
As I mentioned several sources that Pakistan and Afghanistan are trying to start negotiations with the "Taliban" in Saudi Arabia, which supported the United States.
A member of the leadership of the "Taliban" in the city of Quetta, western Pakistan: "The Afghan and Pakistani governments are pushing the idea that the" Taliban "to have a liaison office in Saudi Arabia because they believe they ruled out" from the forthcoming talks in Qatar between the rebel movement and the United States.
He added that "Pakistan is trying to divide the" Taliban "into two categories, one in Qatar in talks without involving Pakistan and other (insurgents) in favor of Pakistan are considered to have been marginalized, and they want another office in Saudi Arabia."
For his part, said an Afghan official source to the possibility of holding negotiations in Saudi Arabia or in Turkey, two countries which were proposed in the beginning to host the office for ¯ "Taliban."
Also plans to put pressure on Pakistan, Afghanistan to contact the leaders of the "Taliban" during a visit by Foreign Minister Hanna Rabbani Khar, Pakistan to Kabul and one-day, where Afghan officials hope to ease tension across the border and to pave the way for peace negotiations with the militants.
A spokesman for the Afghan Foreign Ministry Jinan G. Moses, "We hope to be launched (visit) a new phase in the relationship between the two countries."
Security sources said an Afghan high level: The Afghan officials Sistaanon visit Khar, to press for the connection Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the founders of the "Taliban" and was arrested in Pakistan in 2010, as well as other members of the Council of the "Taliban" which is known as the "Quetta Shura" the proportion of to the Pakistani city of Quetta, which is said to be the leaders of the movement where they live.
A security source said an Afghan high-level "when it comes to the Pakistani delegation here (Kabul), we will ask directly or contact the collective leadership of Quetta Mullah Baradar is being held by Pakistan as a gesture of goodwill."
The source, who requested anonymity: "We want truthful cooperation from Pakistan with regard to the peace talks."
He said an Afghan official in Riyadh said the peace talks between the "Taliban" and the Afghan government will be held in Saudi Arabia this year, but no date has been fixed.
These developments come after the announcement of a former official in the "Taliban" that the negotiators representing the movement in Qatar began preliminary talks with U.S. officials aimed at ending the war has continued for ten years in Afghanistan.
Molloy said Registry of religion who was the leader of the religious police during the reign of the "Taliban" (1996-2001) "has not yet started the actual peace talks, but they began the process of building confidence and will take some time."XX
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