Sources from the Afghan government say that a trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, Pakistan and China officials will be held in Kabul on Saturday with the main agenda on Afghan peace. 

AVA- According to the sources, in this meeting, the officials will hold discussions on Afghan peace talks and bringing the Taliban to negotiations table. 
The sources said that Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will attend the meeting to represent his country. 
Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad, member of the High Peace Council, said such meetings have been held in the past but did not have good results. 
“Such meetings were held in the past but did not have any considerable results. However, right now, efforts for peace in the country and the region have increased more than ever,” said Waqad. 
Meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his meeting with Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, on Thursday insisted on Afghan-lead peace process. 
Stoltenberg said NATO’s mission in Afghanistan is to support Afghan forces to create the condition for peace negotiations.
“NATO’s mission is to help Afghan forces create the conditions for peace. The North Atlantic Council expressed support for the efforts of US Special Representative Khalilzad to promote an Afghan-led & owned peace process,” NATO’s spokesperson tweeted. 
Amid accelerated efforts on the Afghan peace process, political parties said Friday that they will soon announce their negotiating team. 
Mohammad Natiqi, head of the political committee of political parties, said they have plan to start negotiations with the Taliban publicly.
“Our plan is first to enter a public negotiations with the Taliban,” Natiqi, said. 
The Afghan government this week announced the high advisory board for peace. The announcement has met with mixed reaction by Afghan politicians and political parties. 
Kabul residents said they see the efforts for peace as a hope for a better future in the country.
“If government officials and the neighboring countries who are involved in the process work honestly, peace can be maintained in the country,” said Mohammad Shoaib Tamim, a Kabul resident. 
“We need women’s role in the process and they should be given the chance for getting educated and working in government and be able to raise their voice,” said Ahmad, a Kabul resident.