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US describes talks with Taliban as 'candid and professional'
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Biden administration officials over the weekend held their first face-to-face meeting with Taliban leaders since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in late August.
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US delegation will meet with Taliban representatives in Doha
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US describes talks with Taliban as 'candid and professional'
A US delegation was set to meet with "senior Taliban representatives from Kabul" in Doha, Qatar, this weekend, a State Department official said ahead of the meeting -- the first such gathering since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of August.
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A US delegation will travel to meet with “senior Taliban representatives from Kabul” in Doha, Qatar, this weekend, a State Department official said Friday — the first such meeting since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of August.
A U.S. delegation will meet with Taliban officials in Doha, Qatar in the first in-person meeting between the U.S. and Taliban since the late August withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
U.S. and Taliban representatives met in Doha, Qatar, this weekend for the first direct talks since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The talks will reportedly focus on terrorism, evacuations and a growing humanitarian crisis as winter approaches.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said the U.S. delegation in the weekend talks in Doha, Qatar, focused on security and terrorism concerns and safe passage for U.S. citizens, other foreign nationals and Afghans, as well as on human rights, including the meaningful participation of women and girls…
Biden administration officials over the weekend held their first face-to-face meeting with Taliban leaders since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in late August.
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US State Department said Sunday that this weekend's talks with representatives of the Taliban in Doha, Qatar -- the first such
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US State Department said Sunday that this weekend’s talks with representatives of the Taliban in Doha, Qatar — the first such gathering since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of August — were “candid and professional” while emphasizing that the Taliban “will be …
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The United States said on Sunday the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was "candid and professional" and that the U.S.
The State Department said that its talks with the Taliban are "candid and professional" just two weeks after Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said the Taliban is still a terrorist organization.
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