“Qatar is delighted to announce that inter-Afghan peace talks will begin in the Qatari capital of Doha on Saturday 12 September.

These vital direct talks between the various Afghan parties represent a step forward towards lasting peace in Afghanistan, ”RIA Novosti said.

On September 5, it became known that the US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad went to Qatar, where he will discuss the start of inter-Afghan talks.