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PESHAWAR: Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan on Tuesday confirmed that it has held talks with Taliban and US and Afghan officials regarding the Afghan issue.
Hizb-e-Islami leader Dr Ghairat Baheer said that Hizb-e-Islami was holding talks with Afghan and US officials on a three-point agenda. He said that HI believed in talks, saying that it has started negotiations not only with Taliban but with Afghan government and US administration.
During an interview with private news channel, Baheer said that HI delegation met General Alen and General Petraeus. He told the channel that HI delegation would meet US and Afghan officials next week.
Hizb-e-Islami led by former prime minister Gulbadin Hikmatyar is country’s second biggest militant group, which is fighting against US and NATO forces along with Taliban in the war- torn country.
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