KABUL — Afghanistan on Thursday sent a high-level government delegation to Pakistan to discuss an action plan after Islamabad-hosted peace talks with the Taliban were suspended last month, officials said. The one-day visit follows an angry speech by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in which he claimed Pakistan was involved in a spate of devastating Taliban attacks that struck the Afghan capital last week, killing dozens. The Taliban have been fighting the Kabul government for almost 14 years. Their recent attacks followed the announcement that their leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, died two years ago. Ghani's deputy spokesman Zafar Hashemi said the delegation was led by Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, and included national intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil and Acting Defense Minister Masoom Stanekzai. They will meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other Pakistani officials. It was not clear if Rabbani would also meet with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is also currently visiting Islamabad. — AP
