Senior Taliban officials and United States representatives discussedopening a new page in their countries’ relations during talks in Qatartoday.
According to Afghan Acting Foreign Minister, Mullah Amir Khan Muttaqi,Afghan delegation asked the US to lift its ban on the reserves ofAfghanistan’s Central Bank. He added that the US would offer Afghan peoplevaccines against COVID-19.
Mullah Amir Khan Muttaqi said focus of Afghan delegation is humanitarianaid, as well implementation of agreement the Taliban signed with Washingtonlast year which paved the way for US withdrawal.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson of the US State Department said the talks are notabout recognising or legitimising the Taliban as Afghanistan’s leaders, butare a continuation of pragmatic talks on issues of national interest forthe US.
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The in-person meetings that began in Doha today are the first since USforces withdrew from Afghanistan in August – ending a 20-year militarypresence.
