Acting Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Haneef Atmar on Thursday said he remains optimistic about the intra-Afghan negotiations to start next week, adding that the last hurdles in the way of the talks are being addressed successfully.  
The peace process has faced hurdles in recent months, including the release of 320 high-value Taliban prisoners and the release of 22 Afghan commandos by the Taliban.

“We are much closer to the start of peace negotiations that we have ever been before,” At mar said in a conversation US Institute of Peace on Thursday. “We are optimistic that next week, we will be making big progress in this respect.”  

According to Atmar, the last hurdles in the way of the talks are being addressed successfully.  

“We will be soon done with all those initial hurdles that were in the way of start the peace negotiations,” Atmar added.  

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