DOHA – A US delegation is set to meet with Taliban officials for talksrelated to regional peace other than easing the evacuations of foreignnationals in the war-ravaged country.
Reports in international media said the two sides will hold talks Saturdayand Sunday in Qatar’s capital in the first such meeting following the USwithdrawal.
The engagement is a continuation of the pragmatic engagements with theTaliban on issues of US vital national interest, a US official told mediawhile adding that the meeting comes as the US continues efforts to bringits citizens and permanent residents and vulnerable Afghans out of thecountry six weeks after chaotic evacuation came to an end.
Earlier, US state dept. spokesman Ned Price said that around 105 UScitizens and 95 green-card holders had left since then on flightsfacilitated by the US.
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The evacuation from Afghanistan of foreign nationals along with its owncitizens who wanted to leave is among the key priorities for the meeting.
