US and Taliban resume peace talks in Qatar, hoping to reach an agreement before upcoming Afghan and US elections
In this photo released by Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Special Envoy of the Qatar Foreign Minister for Counterterrorism and Mediation in conflicts resolution, Dr. Mutlaq Bin Majid Al-Qahtanithe, is the mediator of talks between the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, and the Deputy Commander of the Taliban Movement for Political Affairs, Mulla Abdul Ghani Berader, right, in an undisclosed place in Doha, Qatar. February 25, 2019.
"We have made progress and are now discussing the implementation mechanism and some technical points," he said, referring to discussions that took place two days earlier."Any deal would be announced before the media as well as representatives from neighbouring countries, and China, Russia and the United Nations," he added.
Both the US and Taliban denied media reports Saturday that there had been discussions about the formation of an interim Afghan government that would include the Taliban. Colonel Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan, said some local businesses had been damaged in the attack but denied coalition or US casualties.
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