Pakistan says 'progress' made at Taliban-US talks in Qatar

Pakistan's foreign minister says "progress has been made" at ongoing peace talks in Qatar between the Taliban and the US that have stretched over two weeks.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke on Tuesday at a news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Islamabad.

Qureshi didn't elaborate, though he added: "Pakistan has encouraged all factions within Afghanistan to sit together and have a meaningful intra-Afghan dialogue."