Powerful group of Afghans conclude two days of talks with the Taliban in Doha with an 'appeal and promise to reduce violence in Afghanistan'
The encounter ended with a joint statement containing an"appeal and promise to reduce violence in Afghanistan", according to Markus Potzel, Germany's Afghanistan envoy who co-hosted the talks with Qatar.
The encounter ended with a joint statement containing an "appeal and promise to reduce violence in Afghanistan", according to Markus Potzel, Germany's Afghanistan envoy who co-hosted the talks with Qatar. Around 70 delegates attended the gathering at a luxury hotel in Doha and the large meeting room erupted into applause after the statement had been read out."The differences is almost so narrow... we are quite frankly surprised how serious both sides are and they are so committed to putting an end to this conflict," said Qatar's counter-terrorism special envoy Mutlaq al-Qahtani.
Ghani's administration, which the Taliban consider a puppet regime, has also been excluded from the direct US-Taliban talks. The Taliban's relationship with Al Qaeda was the main reason for the US invasion nearly 18 years ago.
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