*The Afghan government and the Taliban’s negotiation teams have announcedin Doha that they will be taking a 20-day break in talks to “consult on theagenda items”.*
The talks are expected to resume on the 5th of January 2021.
As announced by Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, United States SpecialRepresentative for Afghanistan Reconstruction, on Twitter, he stated that”The two Afghan negotiating teams announced in Doha they will take 20 daysoff to *’consult on the agenda items’*”
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Ambassador Khalilzad expressed his frustration at the political stalematebetween the negotiating parties, as violence and strife in Afghanistancontinues to perpetuate, adding that “Tragically, the war continues. Theneed for a political settlement, reduction in violence, and a ceasefireremain urgent”.
