Pakistan, Sept. 19 -- Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said that he has initiated dialogue with Taliban for an inclusive government in Afghanistan to include Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbek ethnicities.

The prime minister, who paid a two-day visit to Tajikistan mainly to attend the SCO Summit, met with the leadership of Afghanistan's neighboring countries and including Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. "After meetings in Dushanbe with leaders of Afghanistan's neighbours & especially a lengthy discussion with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, I have initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive Afghan government to include Tajiks, Hazaras & Uzbeks," the prime minister said on Twitter. He said after 40 years of conflic...