Eighth round of US-Taliban peace talks to start in Doha today

A fresh round of US-Taliban peace talks will start in Qatar's capital Doha on Saturday, officials said, describing it to be the “most crucial” phase of negotiations to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan
Zalmay Khalilzad, the US peace envoy for Afghanistan, has held a series of meetings with Taliban leaders since last year. — Reuters/File
A contemporary spherical of US-Taliban peace talks can begin in Qatar's capital Doha on a weekday, officers same, describing it to be the “most crucial” part of negotiations to finish the 18-year war in Afghanistan.

Senior officers aware of the talks same a peace agreement might be expected at the top of the eighth spherical of talks and would change foreign forces to be withdrawn from the war-torn country.

Zalmay Khalilzad, the America peace envoy for Afghanistan UN agency has controlled a series of conferences with Taliban leaders since last year, reached Doha on Friday night.

“Just ought to Doha to resume talks with the Taliban. we have a tendency to area unit following a peace agreement, not a withdrawal agreement,” Khalilzad wrote on Twitter.



“A peace agreement that permits withdrawal. Our (US) presence in Afghanistan is conditions-based, and any withdrawal is going to be conditions-based,” he said, adding the Taliban area unit signaling they'd conclude an associate agreement.

“We area unit prepared for an honest agreement.”



Two sources with information of the talks same associate agreement on the withdrawal of foreign forces in exchange for security guarantees by the Taliban is anticipated before August thirteen.

About 20,000 foreign troops, most of them Yankee, area unit currently in Afghanistan as a part of a US-led world organization mission to coach, assist and advise Afghan forces.

The uncompromising  Taliban cluster currently controls additional territory than at any purpose since the Us. bombed them out of power in 2001.

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