Pakistan on Wednesday said Afghan and Taliban representatives had agreed to meet again after landmark through-the-night talks aimed at ending the militants’ 13-year insurgency

Pakistan on Wednesday said Afghan and Taliban representatives had agreed to meet again after landmark through-the-night talks aimed at ending the militants' 13-year insurgency.
  
A delegation of the Afghan High Peace Council (HPC), the body tasked with opening negotiations, met the Taliban in the town of Murree, a hill station north of Islamabad, the Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement.
  
Few details were released about what was discussed, but a foreign ministry spokesman said the talks lasted through the night, concluding at sehri, the traditional pre-dawn meal Muslims eat during the fasting month of Ramadan.
  
"The participants exchanged views on ways and means to bring peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan," the statement said, adding that the two sides had agreed to approach the talks with "sincerity and... full commitment". "The participants agreed to continue talks to create an environment conducive for (the) peace and reconciliation process."
  
The next round of talks will be held at a "mutually convenient date" after the holy month of Ramadan, which is due to end around July 18.
  
Several informal meetings have been held in recent months between Taliban representatives and Afghan officials and activists.

The foreign ministry statement said US and Chinese representatives were present during Tuesday's meeting.