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After months of delays, peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban rebels have finally started in Qatar’s capital Doha. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also attended the opening ceremony, calling the meeting historic. A delegation led by Abdullah Abdullah left Kabul on Friday to attend the meeting. The Taliban confirmed the meeting the day before. This information has been known from the report of the British media BBC.
The Taliban and the United States reached a historic agreement last February at talks in Doha to end the long Afghan war. In the deal, the group, which was toppled 19 years ago in a US-led invasion, promised peace in Afghanistan in exchange for the withdrawal of foreign troops. The agreement also called for talks with the Afghan government. But the Taliban agreed to exchange prisoners before negotiating with the government. The discussion on the exchange of prisoners was repeatedly frustrated by various tensions.
The first round of talks began after five Taliban leaders arrived in Doha on parole. This is the first time that the Taliban have held talks with the Afghan government, which has been dubbed an American puppet. Both parties want a political compromise and an end to decades of conflict.
However, the agreement between the two parties may take more than a year to finalize. Many fear that the country’s limited progress in women’s rights will have to be sacrificed in the process. There are also challenges in the talks from the Taliban. They want to see an Islamic but participatory government in Afghanistan.
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