Long-awaited Afghan-Taliban peace talks begin in Qatar
FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2019, file photo, a man waves an Afghan flag during Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan. Officials on both sides of Afghanistan's protracted conflict say efforts are ramping up for the start of intra-Afghan negotiations, a critical next step to a U.S. negotiated peace deal with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
DOHA, Sept 12 (Reuters) – The Afghanistan peace talks between representatives of the country’s government and the Taliban militant group began in Doha on Saturday.
The long-awaited peace negotiations are being held in the Qatari capital and follow a U.S. withdrawal agreement signed with the Taliban in February.
