ISLAMABAD: A second round of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban has been put off, Pakistan's outside office said Thursday, taking after the reported passing of the extremists' pioneer Mullah Omar.
Pakistan was the normal venue for the meeting, because of occur on Friday, where Afghan authorities had promised to press the guerillas for a truce.
A remote service articulation said the Afghan Taliban initiative had requested the deferment "in perspective of the reports with respect until the very end of Mullah Omar and the subsequent vulnerability".
"Pakistan and other inviting nations of Afghanistan trust that the Taliban authority will stay occupied with the procedure of peace talks keeping in mind the end goal to advance an enduring peace in Afghanistan," the announcement said.
A representative for the Outside Office declined to remark on the passing of the previous Afghan Taliban pioneer yet did say Pakistan was exploring reports of his demise.
Prior on Thursday the Taliban separated themselves from the discussions, saying the development's political office was "not mindful of any such process".
The Taliban has not formally affirmed Omar's demise, but rather prior the development's preeminent chamber chose to choose another boss after reports of the withdrawn previous supremo's passing.
The announcement denoted the first remark from the gathering, which has pursued a very nearly 14-year insurrection against Afghan and remote strengths, since Kabul's emotional declaration on Wednesday refering to "solid data" about Omar's accounted for death.
Pakistan was the normal venue for the meeting, because of occur on Friday, where Afghan authorities had promised to press the guerillas for a truce.
A remote service articulation said the Afghan Taliban initiative had requested the deferment "in perspective of the reports with respect until the very end of Mullah Omar and the subsequent vulnerability".
"Pakistan and other inviting nations of Afghanistan trust that the Taliban authority will stay occupied with the procedure of peace talks keeping in mind the end goal to advance an enduring peace in Afghanistan," the announcement said.
A representative for the Outside Office declined to remark on the passing of the previous Afghan Taliban pioneer yet did say Pakistan was exploring reports of his demise.
Prior on Thursday the Taliban separated themselves from the discussions, saying the development's political office was "not mindful of any such process".
The Taliban has not formally affirmed Omar's demise, but rather prior the development's preeminent chamber chose to choose another boss after reports of the withdrawn previous supremo's passing.
The announcement denoted the first remark from the gathering, which has pursued a very nearly 14-year insurrection against Afghan and remote strengths, since Kabul's emotional declaration on Wednesday refering to "solid data" about Omar's accounted for death.