KABUL - The High Peace Council (HPC) on Friday said that the Taliban has shown willingness to participate in direct talks with the Afghan government.
"After the efforts made by the HPC to bring the Taliban to the table of negotiations and also contact with the group members, they [the Taliban] have shown willingness to talk peace with the Afghan government," said HPC member Shafiullah Shafi Nuristani.
He said the HPC is optimistic about the results seen after the two rounds of the four nations meeting on the peace talks.
"The HPC is optimistic over the quadrilateral meetings on the peace talks and we hope that the sessions set the schedule for face-to-face talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban," he added.
Meanwhile, a number of experts believe that the quadrilateral sessions on the peace talks had no specific result for Afghans.
"There was no positive result from the four nations meeting on the peace talks and nothing was made clear for the people. Government should come up with a clear policy in this regard," said Mohammadullah Haidari, an analyst in international affairs.
"The mechanism of the four nations meeting is good and we hope that it will yield a good outcome," said Mohammad Natiqi, another analyst in international affairs.
Analysts also say that China and U.S can play a vital role in the peace talks, therefore Kabul should convince the two countries to put the needed pressure on Pakistan in order to sincerely support the peace process in Afghanistan.
The third round of the four nations meeting on the peace talks will be held within the next eight days in Islamabad. (Tolonews)