Afghans and Taliban representatives meet in Pakistan for peace talks
Afghan officials attend the opening of the Oslo Forum 2015 in Oslo on June 16. Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban are continuing peace talks that occurred there. (Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix via Reuters)
KABUL — Representatives of the Taliban were meeting with an Afghan government delegation Tuesday in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, in what Afghan officials hope will be a step toward negotiating a peace deal with the insurgent group and ending the country’s protracted war, according to Afghan and Pakistani officials.