Afghan Taliban and Afghanistan government key peace talks in Qatar postponed
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KABUL - Afghan Taliban and Afghanistan government key peace talks in Qatar have been postponed, Afghan media has reported.
The meeting between Afghan politicians and the Taliban which was initially scheduled for April 14 was postponed to April 19 as per the decision of the newly-established Reconciliation Leadership Council – which is chaired by President Ashraf Ghani, the Presidential Palace confirmed in a statement on Wednesday.
The council with an initial 37 members link, including Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, former President Hamid Karzai, former Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf and other prominent Afghan politicians, held its first meeting link on Saturday, April 6.
Their second meeting was held on Wednesday to follow-up the decisions made in their first meeting.
According to the Presidents Palace’s statement, the Qatar meeting with be held on April 19 to 21.
