On Tuesday, top officials from the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan met in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad for trilateral talks. Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawid Lodin said his government continues to push for reconciliation with the Taliban.

Jawid Lodin: “We have a pretty good understanding of the Taliban leadership and who they are and at various levels. Now, some of them we have identified, we have even contacts with, but really the majority of the ones that really need to be brought into the peace process are the ones that we need to establish contact with.”