The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Thursday said he had productive discussions with government leaders on forming an inclusive as part of efforts for the next steps of the peace process.

Khalilzad said in a tweet that in his meetings with President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and Acting Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, they focused on next steps in the peace process and that efforts are underway to form an "inclusive and effective" negotiating team.

In this episode of Mehwar, host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with political analysts Asif Ashna and Ajma Balochzada.