Taliban concludes ‘positive’ talks with US officials in Doha
Al Jazeera
Taliban holding meeting with EU representatives after two-day talks with the US as it seeks international recognition.
Senior Taliban representatives have said they had “positive” discussions with a delegation from the United States in the Qatari capital Doha, and have begun a meeting with the European Union representatives.
It was the first face-to-face meeting between the two sides since the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15 after the West-backed government of President Ashraf Ghani collapsed as the US forces started to withdraw from the country. The US forces pulled out of Afghanistan on August 30 – ending its 20-year military occupation.
Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim, reporting from Doha, said the Americans “aren’t offering any details as the talks conclude”, but the Afghan delegation has said the two-day talks were “positive”.