Pak-Afghan committees formed for talks with Taliban

ISLAMABAD - In line with the decision taken at ‘Pak-Afghan mini-jirga’ meeting held here last month, Pakistan and Afghanistan have formed the ‘committees of influential persons’ to hold peace talks with Taliban on both sides of the border.
“Two committees have been formed on both sides of Pak-Afghan border as was decided in the two-day mini-jirga meeting held in Islamabad on October 27-28 to reach out to Taliban and other opposition groups,” said a senior official here on Wednesday desiring not to be named.