Afghanistan ready to talk with Taliban in Qatar
Kabul government to announce official delegation for mid-April talks in Doha
KABUL, Afghanistan
In a landmark development, the Afghan government announced on Sunday it will send an official delegation to hold direct talks for peace with the Taliban in Qatar later this month.
Mohammad Umer Daudzai,
There has been no immediate response from the Taliban who have so far declined to talk with or recognize the Afghan government.
Zalmay Khalilzad,
This comes after multiple rounds of talks between the U.S. and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar.
The next round of talks is set to take place later this month but no exact dates have been announced.
The U.S.-led talks are aimed at ending the 17-year war in Afghanistan.
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