KABUL and counterterrorism, the Afghan government hoped the way for intra-Afghan talks would be also opened.
A fifth round of negotiations between the US and Taliban representatives was concluded after 16 days of discussions in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Tuesday.
US special representative for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday said that both sides agreed over a draft about US troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and counterterrorism assurances.
The envoy wrote on his social account that “peace requires agreement on four issues . . .









