Today's one-day visit follows an angry speech by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in which he claimed Pakistani 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. The recent attacks followed the announcement their leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, died two years ago.
Ghani's deputy spokesman Zafar Hashemi says the delegation is led by Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, and includes national intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil and Acting Defense Minister Masoon Stanekzai.
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