NEW DELHI, Aug 07 (DNA): US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay
Khalilzad has visited India and sought suggestion for peace in
Afghanistan.

This was stated US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in a
tweet message of Wednesday.

“At Hyderabad House yesterday, I had a detailed discussion with Indian
Foreign Minister
@DRSJaishankar  on the #AfghanPeaceProcess. Briefed him & sought his
views. #India has an important role to play in helping deliver & sustain
a durable peace in #Afghanistan.”

It may be noted that US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on
Tuesday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and apprised him
about progress in the Afghan peace process.

Khalilzad’s visit comes amid signals that the US-brokered peace deal
with Taliban is likely to be finalised soon to end the nearly
two-decade-long war in Afghanistan.

“Useful discussions with US Special Representative @US4AfghanPeace
Zalmay Khalilzad. Provided a comprehensive update on the situation in
Afghanistan. Shared views on how we could work together effectively,” Dr
Jaishankar tweeted.

On Monday, Khalilzad said “excellent progress” has been made in the
peace talks and the potential deal with the Taliban would allow for
conditions-based withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

“Building on excellent progress in Kabul last week, I’ve spent the last
few days in Doha, focused on the remaining issues in completing a
potential deal with the Taliban that would allow for a conditions-based
troop withdrawal. We have made excellent progress,” he tweeted on
Monday.

India has been a key stakeholder in the peace and reconciliation process
in Afghanistan.

In a significant move, India had sent two former diplomats in
“non-official” capacity to a conference on Afghan peace process in
Moscow in November last year which was attended by a high-level Taliban
delegation.