Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the only way forward toward peace in Afghanistan is through reconciliation, coexistence and talks among Afghans, and he reiterated that Islamabad’s approach toward its neighbor has changed and it will favor a future arrangement that is acceptable for all Afghans.

Talking to TOLOnews in an exclusive interview at his office in Islamabad last week, Qureshi said there is a need for flexibility from Afghan leaders to move the peace process forward.

Former foreign minister and former national security adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta on Saturday asked Afghan political leaders to come together and unite in support of Afghanistan's National Defense and Security Forces. He said this will help to reduce casualties among security forces as the fighting intensifies on multiple fronts.

Speaking at the funeral ceremony of Lieut. Colonel Sohrab Azimi, a member of Afghan Special Forces who lost his life last week in the battle with the Taliban, Spanta said that the current situation of the country is quite fragile.