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Taliban-US hold fresh talks in Doha amid peace deal hopes
The US and the Taliban are holding a new round of talks seeking to end nearly 18 years of war in Afghanistan.
But uncertainty around a potential peace deal has triggered anxiety among many Afghans.
- Deutsche Welle
US and Taliban negotiators on Saturday began a fresh round of negotiations in Qatar’s capital Doha to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan. Delegates from both sides described the latest round as the “most crucial” phase of the negotiations.
Officials privy to the talks say a peace agreement could possibly be expected before August 13 and would enable foreign forces to leave the conflict-torn nation.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the…