Taliban leaders will continue to have discussions with the newly appointed U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, a move that could accelerate diplomatic engagement between the warring sides.
Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born U.S. diplomat, met Taliban leaders in Qatar on Friday in an effort to find a way to end the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan.
Khalilzad arrived in Kabul and briefed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani about his 10-day tour of four countries, which ended with the meeting with leaders of the hardline Islamist militant group.
The Taliban want the Afghan government to release fighters from jails across the country and the swift removal of foreign forces fighting alongside Afghan troops.
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