Afghan delegation in Pakistan to discuss cooperation: FO

ISLAMABAD: A high-level Afghan delegation comprising the country’s Interior Minister and the chief of National Directorate of Security (NDS) is visiting Pakistan to hold talks on bilateral cooperation between the countries, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said on Wednesday.

The delegates include NDS chief Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai and Afghan Interior Minister Wais Barmak.

Afghan government had requested that a high level delegation comprising Interior Minister and NDS chief would like to visit Pakistan with a message from Afghan President and for discussions about cooperation between the two countries. Delegation is here and will have talks today.

— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) January 31, 2018

Afghanistan’s envoy to Pakistan Dr Oman Zakhilwal shared the picture of visiting delegation on his official Twitter account.

The visit came on the heels of a fresh wave of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan in last few weeks after the Taliban and Daesh apparently seemed escalating their insurgency against US-backed Kabul government.