"In view of the
reports regarding the death of Mullah Omar and the resulting
uncertainty, and at the request of the Afghan Taliban
leadership, the second round of Afghan peace talks, which was
scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 31 July 2015, is being
postponed," the statement said.
(Reporting By Katharine Houreld; Editing by Mike Collett-White)
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