Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States __ were cloistered away late into the night Monday trying to lay a foundation they hope will eventually lead to peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban fighters. But in the end, the biggest decision that appeared to be reached was to meet again.
Still an Afghan official, who was in the meeting but did not want to be identified because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said, "Some good progress" was made during what turned out to be a marathon session, foreign media reports.
