The U.S. and Taliban remained engaged in talks in Qatar on Wednesday, even as chief U.S. negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad prepared to head to Kabul to brief the Afghan government on a nearly finalized agreement.
The U.S. and Taliban remained engaged in talks in Qatar on Wednesday, even as chief U.S. negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad prepared to head to Kabul, Afghanistan, to brief the Afghan government on a nearly finalized agreement.
While Khalilzad prepares to brief Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other officials in Kabul, his team remains behind negotiating with Taliban representatives, two sources said. What's still unclear is whether the Taliban will agree to the U.S. keeping counterterror forces in the country, whether they'll agree to a nationwide ceasefire with Afghan security forces and when and at what pace U.S. troops would leave.
But the issue has been particularly vexing in negotiations, as the Taliban demands that a U.S. withdrawal mean all American forces. Critics have also challenged how the U.S. will ensure that the Taliban, which maintains ties with al-Qaeda and has battled a growing Islamic State affiliate, will keep the country free of terror groups.
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