Afghan Government, Taliban: Two Sides to Meet Again, Expedite Talks

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban's deputy leader and negotiator, and other delegation members attend the Afghan peace conference in Moscow, Russia, on March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters

The delegations of the Afghan government and Taliban issued a joint statement on Sunday saying that they will meet again and that they have issued instructions to expedite their peace negotiations, Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV reported.

The two delegations of negotiators, who have been in Doha since Saturday, said “the two sides committed to continue negotiations at a high level until a settlement is reached.”