About this newspaper The Washington Post, citing unnamed representatives of the White House.

The meeting is expected to take place on August 16 in New Jersey.

It will also be attended by senior officials of the US administration and the US National Security Council.

According to the publication, during the meeting they will consider the results of the diplomatic work of the US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, and "military plans to begin a phased withdrawal of American troops and put an end to the longest US war."

Earlier, Khalilzad called the next round of negotiations with the radical Taliban movement productive *.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.