President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, spoke to Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, via a video conference.

They discussed the latest development in the Afghan peace process and the start of the international talks, Sapedar Palace said on Tuesday.

“We focused on violence reduction, prisoner exchanges and impending intra-Afghan talks. Also discussed future post-peace development needs,” Abdullah’s tweeted.
They also discussed regional support for peace and all sides stressed the need to reach an agreement on an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.
Sapedar Palace also said that the U.S. emphasized that peace in Afghanistan means the peace and development of the region, and the U.S. is ready to invest in that.”