UNITED NATIONS: Resumption of US-Taliban talks generate hopes and Pakistan expressed the hope that the resumption of direct talks between the United States and the Taliban would lead to a peaceful settlement of the long-drawn conflict in Afghanistan.
Talking during the UN General Assembly’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan, Ambassador Munir Akram pointed out that Prime Minister Imran Khan has responded to US President Donald Trump’s request to help launch direct talks with the Taliban and resumption of dialogue is out come.
The United States (US) on November 20 welcomed the release of two Western hostages, Kevin King and Timothy Weeks, from Taliban captivity in southern Afghanistan.
The duo was handed over to US forces more than three years after they were abducted in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan.
In a release, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said two hostages freed by the Taliban after more than three years in captivity are receiving medical care and other support from the US government.
With input from INP
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