DOHA: United States officials and Taliban representatives have resumed negotiations in Doha in hopes of finding a solution to Afghanistan’s prolonged war that has killed hundreds of thousands of Afghan civilians.
Key issues in Thursday’s talks, which began a day after US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Doha, remain the withdrawal of US and other foreign forces from the country and a commitment by the Taliban that Afghanistan will not be used as a launchpad for global attacks.
The two sides entered peace negotiations in October last year, and an agreement on these two central issues would set the stage for separate negotiations between Afghan officials and the Taliban on a permanent ceasefire and a power-sharing government.
(Agencies)
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