Afghanistan, March 29 -- After two days of discussions, the officials from the Taliban's Ministry of Commerce and the Pakistani delegation agreed on trade and transit.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Taliban, unexpectedly announced on Thursday, March 28th, that bilateral talks between the caretaker government delegation led by Nooruddin Azizi, the acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, and the Pakistani delegation led by Muhammad Khurram Agha, the deputy minister of commerce of that country, had taken place.

According to the statement, in bilateral negotiations with Pakistan, emphasis was placed on separating politics from trade and on trade and transit relations without obstacles for the benefit of the people of both count...