KABUL (SW) – The contact groups of the Taliban and the Afghan government met again in Doha after a gap of twelve days for the proposed intra-Afghan peace talks.
Nader Nadery, a member of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, negotiating team said this in a tweet.
“The contact groups of IRoA (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) & other side (Taliban) held a meeting today evening. Detailed discussions took place on the contested issues and both sides agreed to continue meeting as to reach a resolution”, he tweeted.
Muhammad Naeem, spokesman for the Taliban’s Qatar office has confirmed the development. “This evening, a meeting was held between the contact groups of Intra-Afghan negotiations teams. During the meeting, the remaining contested issues were discussed, and it was agreed that the meetings would continue”, he tweeted.
Some media outlets have reported that the meetings resumed after the mediation of Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special representatives for Afghanistan reconciliation.
This comes as a month has passed since the official start of the intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar.
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