Reports of Taliban Calling Off Peace Talks Are False, US Ambassador Says

Reports of Taliban Calling Off Peace Talks Are False, US Ambassador Says
US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass attends a press conference during the UN Conference on Afghanistan in Geneva, on Nov. 27, 2018. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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A top U.S. official said that reports of the Afghan Taliban calling off peace talks with the United States in Qatar this week are false.

On Jan. 8, the Taliban said an “agenda disagreement” took place over the involvement of Afghan officials and of a possible ceasefire and prisoner exchange. The Taliban officials said previously that two days of peace talks had been scheduled to start Jan. 9.

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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