Officials meet for second round of Afghan war peace talks

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KABUL: The representatives of four countries will meet in Kabul on Monday for a second round of talks aimed at bringing an end to Afghanistan’s war by charting a roadmap to peace, a Foreign Ministry official said.

Senior officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States would meet for one day, a week after discussions in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani was due to open the meeting, taking place at the Presidential Palace in the centre of the capital.

Security in parts of the capital was tight with a heavy armed police presence.

The Taliban have not been invited to this meeting, nor did representatives attend a previous meeting in Islamabad last week.