KABUL – The fifth round of peace talks between the US negotiators and theTaliban members entered twelfth day on Friday with Taliban saying in astatement that “extensive” talks are ongoing about the withdrawal offoreign forces from Afghanistan.
The statement says that the Afghanistan issue has two dimensions, internaland external and that the talks are ongoing on the external dimension.
The talks are mostly focusing on troop withdrawal as well ascounter-terrorism efforts, the statement said.
The statement added that so far the internal dimension of the war has notbeen discussed with the US negotiators.
On March 6, an official of the US Department of State said the ongoingtalks in Qatar are focusing on four key issues and that both sides aretrying to reach a final agreement.
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The four key issues are post-peace deal counterterrorism efforts,intra-Afghans talks, US forces withdrawal and ceasefire, said RobertPalladino, a spokesperson for the US Department of State.
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