Pakistan to present list of Taliban open to peace talks at quadrilateral meeting

E-Paper | May 02, 2026

KABUL: An Afghan official says Pakistan will present a list of Taliban willing to negotiate with Kabul at a meeting this week aimed at reviving the Afghan peace process.

Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States will meet in Islamabad on Monday to discuss a road map for peace talks. The meeting will not include the Taliban.

Javid Faisal, deputy spokesman for Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, said Sunday that Pakistan's list will include Taliban who do and do not want talks with Kabul on ending the 15-year war.

Faisal says Pakistan has agreed to cut off financial support to Taliban fighters based in Pakistani cities. He says insurgents based in Pakistan would not be allowed to resettle in Afghanistan.

He says the agreement would also include "bilateral cooperation on eliminating terrorism".

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Goodhopes

Jan 10, 2016 11:33am

AG is the elected one than why has AA spoiling it for rest of the Afghans that actually want peace and deserve peace after thirty six year of war and strife.

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Awais Ali

Jan 10, 2016 11:47am

Pakistan is key player indeed. Hope now situation will be improved.

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NHA

Jan 10, 2016 12:16pm

We pray for success of efforts to end this senseless loss of lives and property. All sides , please keep the Afghan misery on top of your considerations. This great nation has suffered for other's sins but due their own faults. Afghans , a great Muslim nation is being wasted.

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Jan 10, 2016 01:10pm

Omg. Do we have a list of these terrorists? Why didnt they apprehend yet?

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DAD

Jan 10, 2016 02:09pm

Abdullah Abdullah is one of the Afghan Officials brought on the shoulders by US and bestowed with the appointment of Chief Executive of Afghanistan. Neither Taliban nor the stooges of foreign powers are empowered to decide on peace or war. I think the main stake holders should sit together and say no to war and that will bring an end to the 15 years old war.

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Mojib Afghan

Jan 10, 2016 02:32pm

@DAD, we Afghans voted for Abdulla Abdullah & Ashraf Ghani and we decide who is empowered or not... You are nobody to decide. So mind your own business!!!

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Raja Farhat Abbas

Jan 10, 2016 02:50pm

@Mojib Afghan How can you say mind your own business when over a million of your country men and women live and are leeching from Pakistan !! have some shame and don't act so proud buddy !!

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A Concerned Citizen

Jan 10, 2016 03:00pm

"Faisal says Pakistan has agreed to cut off financial support to Taliban fighters based in Pakistani cities" What is this??? Is Pakistan Govt funding the Taliban all along??? Which Taliban fighters are we supporting financially who are based in Pakistani cities???? What a mess we have created for ourselves......

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Jawad U Rahman

Jan 10, 2016 03:39pm

Why? Why is Pakistan pitching Taliban to the world. What have they delivered us. As of last week, they bombed civilians in a French restaurant in Kabul.isn't it about time Pakistan join with the mainstream rest of the world and cut ALL ties with these thugs.

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Muslim Medina

Jan 10, 2016 04:33pm

Funding Taliban. No denial or any statement from Pakistan. Is this another attempt to derail talks before even started. There appears to be a third party that does not want to go on.

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Jan 10, 2016 04:39pm

@A Concerned Citizen, I was wondering the same.....what does that even mean. "Pakistan will cut off financial support to taliban based in Pakistani cities"...Zarb-e-Azb was a waste of lives and money?

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Taimoor khan

Jan 10, 2016 05:03pm

When Afghanistan is going to hand over Fazallulah and ensure its soil is not used by any forigen state to spread terrorism inside Pakistan?

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whatacountry

Jan 10, 2016 05:09pm

"Faisal says Pakistan has agreed to cut off financial support to Taliban fighters based in Pakistani cities. He says insurgents based in Pakistan would not be allowed to resettle in Afghanistan." I can't believe what I read just now!!!!!

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Taimoor khan

Jan 10, 2016 05:16pm

Is this an attempt to derail the peace process again. Since when Abdullah Abdullah became the spokesman for Pakistan? Only government of Pakistan is authorised to speak on matters which relates to Pakistan. No one specially forigeners should comment on these matters. This chap is a northern Alliance member. These people are anti Pakistan and to expect that they would tag along in Pakistan sponsored peace process is like living in fools paradise. Pakistan is wasting time.

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saad

Jan 10, 2016 06:03pm

@Philosopher (from Japan) Not even Pakistan know the names but American & India all of them, knowing the name doesn't solve the issue...grow up man

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Jan 10, 2016 06:46pm

@saad I sincerely gratitude to my grown friend who didn't able to read the second part of my post which says why didn't these terrorists apprehend yet?

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Farhad Afghan

Jan 10, 2016 07:19pm

@Philosopher (from Japan), they are good Taliban that's why.

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xpakistani

Jan 10, 2016 08:25pm

@Mojib Afghan - Yes, you are a sovereign nation, we get that, but please don't involve us in your politics. Pakistanis like Indians have a progressive mindset. We have stopped our progress in several fields because of our association with Afghan politics. Please take your Taliban and your refugees and leave us alone.

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Mustafa R.

Jan 10, 2016 08:39pm

'He says insurgents based in Pakistan would not be allowed to resettle in Afghanistan.' Does this man realize what he is saying? Is Afghanistan demanding the termination of citizenship to 10% of it's population? What a way to start peace. You can not square a quadrilateral by denying representation to a large chunk of the population.

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Sunil

Jan 10, 2016 10:18pm

Taliban, clear and simple, wants Sharia law.

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Amarnath

Jan 10, 2016 10:23pm

so there still are good talibans! beats me

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Sami Shahid

Jan 11, 2016 12:15am

lol....these Afghan peace talks won't continue.....Almost everyone living in Afghanistan is a pro-talibani ! Afghanis are living in Iran , Pakistan , Australia and some Europian countries. Afghan Intel want all of those Afghan people living abroad to come back and live in Afghanistan....Afghan intel will never accept Taliban ! ( A child not accepting his angry daddy ) lol ! Afghan intel will start sending terrorists to attack many places in Afghanistan ...... Afghanistan has been an enemy of itself since a long time !

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Sub se pehle Pakistan

Jan 11, 2016 12:30am

@Raja Farhat Abbas Calling refugees a 'leach' is harsh. No one wants to leave his home to live in a refugee camp in different land.

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wasim

Jan 11, 2016 12:57am

is it possible for pakistan not to do anything at all with afganistan. if they need, then they can ask or gesture. this would be much better. let afgans decide if they want to involve pakistan in any thing. for example, if they want a bag of chips, then let them ask for it, then we will be happy to get the bag of chips to them. we should not say we want to sell the bag of chips to them. understand.

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Riaz

Jan 11, 2016 03:26am

@whatacountry It is a very common tool in international relations; it is called disinformation, and Afghans are better at it than the Indians. Our rulers are just good at hoodwinking own people, when it comes to international relations, they are all country bumpkins.

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Sense

Jan 11, 2016 04:51am

Yeah right and the afghan secret service will deliver TTP chief

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Gawal Mandi Ya

Jan 11, 2016 06:52am

@Raja Farhat Abbas,Over three million that we know off,not sure how many more,but hey,we have to worry about that right?

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Gawal Mandi Ya

Jan 11, 2016 06:53am

@A Concerned Citizen,Ever hear of proxy wars bud?

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