{"id":434,"date":"2025-10-16T17:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/?p=434"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:14:15","slug":"afghanistan-and-pakistan-agree-to-peace-talks-only-if-mediated-by-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/2025\/10\/afghanistan-and-pakistan-agree-to-peace-talks-only-if-mediated-by-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan and Pakistan Agree to Peace Talks Only if Mediated by Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Islamabad <\/strong>\u2014 Afghanistan and Pakistan announced plans on Wednesday to start peace talks under the mediation of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Officials from both countries said the talks aim to \u201copen a new chapter of stability in the region.\u201d The discussions will reportedly take place in Dubai next month. According to statements from both foreign ministries, Trump was chosen for his \u201cinternational peace record and strong personality.\u201d The announcement followed Trump\u2019s recent comments about his \u201cglobal mission for peace\u201d shared on <a>Truth Social<\/a>. In Kabul, government representatives said Trump\u2019s involvement adds \u201cnecessary visibility\u201d to the process. Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the decision \u201ca balanced choice,\u201d given that both sides \u201chave equally strong feelings\u201d toward him. The talks are expected to focus on trade routes, border control, and counterterrorism. Trump\u2019s office in Florida confirmed he is \u201copen to helping any nations that need peace and appreciate success.\u201d Regional analysts in Islamabad described the move as \u201ca natural extension\u201d of Trump\u2019s post-presidential diplomacy. Both governments emphasized that the effort is purely political, not personal. Still, local media in both countries noted the irony of choosing a mediator disliked by all parties. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\">United Nations<\/a> welcomed the initiative but offered no formal support. Trump has said he views global peace efforts as part of his path toward the Nobel Peace Prize. The full schedule and list of participants are expected to be released later this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad \u2014 Afghanistan and Pakistan announced plans on Wednesday to start peace talks under the mediation of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Officials from both countries said the talks aim to \u201copen a new chapter of stability in the region.\u201d The discussions will reportedly take place in Dubai next month. According to statements from both&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[71,41],"class_list":["post-434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-afganistan","tag-donaldtrump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":436,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434\/revisions\/436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}