Kabul, Taliban negotiators meet in Qatar as Afghan fighting rages
The Hindu
Several high-ranking officials, including former president Hamid Karzai and former chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, gathered in a luxury hotel on July 17 after morning prayers, and were joined by negotiators from the Taliban’s political office in Doha.
Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks on July 17, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn. The in the Qatari capital, but the talks have lost momentum as the insurgents have made battlefield gains. Several high-ranking officials, including former president Hamid Karzai and former chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, gathered in a luxury hotel on July 17 after morning prayers. They were joined by negotiators from the Taliban’s political office in Doha.
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