KABUL, Jun 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, yesterday met with the visiting U.S. inter-ministerial delegation, led by Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, the president’s office said.
The two sides discussed issues including expanding cooperation, and maintaining bilateral political, security, defence and economic relations, the office said in a statement.
Concerning the continuation of 3.3 billion U.S. dollars in annual assistance for the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF), the U.S. delegation conveyed the White House message of supporting the ANDSF, as well as, supporting Afghanistan in economic areas, according to the statement.
Khalilzad also met with head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), Abdullah Abdullah, discussing issues related to the Taliban group and Afghanistan’s national reconciliation efforts.– NNN-AGENCIES
