United States (US) Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, in a tweet, on August 16, urged the Afghan Government and Taliban to start the intra-Afghan negotiations as soon as possible, reports Tolo News. “I call on all sides who seek peace to not only condemn the attack but to accelerate the peace process and start intra-Afghan negotiations as soon as possible,” Khalilzad said. He also condemned the recent attack that injured Fawzia Koofi, a member of the negotiation team described the incident as, “a cowardly and criminal act by those who seek to delay and disrupt the Afghan peace process.”