Unified team under Afghan govt is required to achieve peace: Zalmay

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconcilliation, Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday said that "a unified negotiating team" under the umbrella of the Afghan government is required in order to achieve peace in war-torn Afghanistan.In an interview to Tolo news, Zalmay Khalilzad said, "There is a need of integration of a strong and unified negotiating team under Afghan government's umbrella for achieving a breakthrough in the strides for peace in Afghanistan."When asked whether the peace talks have hit a deadlock, Khalilzad said, "There are difficulties, but we have agreed with the Taliban to meet again on February 25 in Doha. We agreed in principle to talk in details and with more authenticity about two topics to find whether there is the possibility to make more progress on the issue of terrorism and the issue of forces."This has come a day after Afghanistan voiced its concern to United Nations Security Council on Pakistan's engagements with Taliban, saying it not only undermines ...