The Taliban’s chief negotiator Mawlavi Abdul Hakim traveled to Pakistan from Doha to consult and seek guidance from Taliban leadership and find out whether the delay in the withdrawal of US forces will lead to a halt in the talks and Istanbul conference, or if there are other ways to proceed, sources close to the group said on Thursday.

President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday during a trip to Kandahar province pledged that 4,000 more teachers would be provided by the government to the region.