Kabul ‘being receptive’ to concerns over TTP havens: Foreign Office

• Resumption of top-level engagements signals Taliban willingness to address long-standing issues
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ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said the Afghan Taliban were showing “receptivity” to Pakistan’s concerns over sanctuaries of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakis­tan (TTP) in Afghanistan, signaling cautious optimism about progress on one of the most sensitive issues straining bilateral ties between the two countries.