No breakthrough but US, Taliban hail progress in Doha talks
2019-03-13 09:10:19 source：The Aljazeera
March 13, 2019
After 16 days of discussions, US and Taliban negotiators have wrapped up their longest round of talks yet hailing progress on some key issues - but without producing a major breakthrough.
In separate statements released on Tuesday, both Taliban and US officials said the marathon negotiations in Qatar produced developments on the withdrawal of US troops and security issues related to any pullout by Washington.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the US peace envoy for Afghanistan, said the talks had "improved" the conditions for peace in the country.
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