Afghan govt, Taliban agree to Doha talks
Afghanistan's government and the Islamist Taliban group have agreed that Doha will be the venue for the first meeting in their peace talks. The talks, known as the intra-Afghan dialogue, will be the first high-level meeting between the two sides after years of fighting. No date has been announced for the meeting, but it is expected to take place after the two sides settle differences on the release by the Afghan government of 5,000 Taliban prisoners, which could be as soon as the end of next week. The Afghan government has released 3,000 Taliban prisoners so far under an agreement signed between the United States and the insurgent group in February. That deal outlined a roadmap for withdrawing foreign forces from Afghanistan and peace talks to end the 19-year war.
Source: AFP
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