Conference of QCG on Afghan Peace & Reconciliation held in Islamabad

Conference of Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) on Afghan Peace and Reconciliation process was held in Islamabad on 11 January 2016.

Purpose: To explore ways to create consensus for talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan’s government.

Participants : Representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US.

• The group will again meet in Kabul on 18 January 2016 to hold discussions on a roadmap.
• The joint statement released after the discussions emphasised the immediate need for direct talks between the representatives of the Afghanistan government and representatives from Taliban groups.

About Quadrilateral Coordination Group:

The four-nation group was set up in 2015 to expedite the process of reconciliation in the war-torn country after decades of bloodshed