bill to: Qatari Prime Minister Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met with Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhonzada in secret talks to resolve tensions with the international community.
International media reports, citing sources briefed on the meeting, said the Taliban had signaled a new willingness to negotiate an end to their diplomatic isolation.
The May 12 meeting between Qatari Prime Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Haibatullah Akhonzada in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar is said to be the first time a Taliban leader has met with a foreign leader. .
Sources said that US President Joe Biden’s administration was briefed on the talks and that they are also discussing other issues, including talks with the Taliban.
Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman also discussed other issues with Haibatullah, such as girls’ education and the lifting of the Taliban’s ban on women’s employment, the sources said on condition of anonymity.
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