Umer Daudzai, President Ashraf Ghani’s Special Representative on Regional Affairs for Consensus on Peace, said he appreciates “a change in stance” of Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, head of Pakistan Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, on Afghan peace. 

Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, in an interview with Pakistani media on Wednesday, called on Taliban to hold talks with Afghan government. He said that “it is as important as that with the US”.

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Zarmina Mohammadi discusses the topic with the following guests:

Wahid Muzhda, a political affairs analyst 

Hamid Saboory, an international relations affairs analyst