Obama seeks Pak, Saudi support for talks with Taliban

[Naveed Yaseen]

LAHORE: US President Barrack Obama has decided to initiate a dialogue process with the Afghan Taliban and has requested Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to help initiate the talks, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. According to the channel, the US has decided to talk to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Taliban commander Mullah Akhund will represent the Taliban in the talks. Sources said Mullah Akhund has told the US it cannot create rifts between Taliban ranks with money. He has also demanded that the US pull out of Afghanistan as soon as possible so the people of Afghanistan could form a government of their own choosing. daily times monitor

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