US Says Aid Will Go Directly to Afghan People

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price holds a press briefing on Afghanistan at the State Department in Washington, on Aug. 16, 2021. Kevin Lamarque/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The United States during talks with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, over the weekend agreed to provide humanitarian aid directly to the Afghan people, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

Price said an interagency delegation traveled to Doha to meet with senior Taliban representatives on Oct. 9 and 10, marking the first direct talks between the former foes since the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops at the end of August.