The US State Department described the Doha talks with the Taliban as "frank and professional," stressing that the Washington delegation linked the ruling on the movement to its actions, not just its words, while the Taliban described the talks with US officials as "productive."

The US State Department explained - in a statement - that its delegation focused during the talks on concerns related to security, combating terrorism, and the safe passage of Americans and others.

The first direct meeting between senior US and Taliban officials since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last August also addressed human rights issues and the involvement of women and girls in all aspects of Afghan society, according to the same source.

The US State Department spoke of a discussion with senior Taliban representatives on providing direct humanitarian aid to the Afghan people.

fruitful conversations

For his part, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information in the Afghan Interim Government, Zabihullah Mujahid, described the talks that took place in Doha between the delegation of the interim Afghan government and the American delegation as fruitful.

Mujahid expressed his hope that the talks would pave the way for the United States and the international community to recognize the new Afghan government.


Sources had reported that the US delegation had presented a proposal to the Afghan side regarding a formula for intelligence coordination between the two sides, and the possibility of using US bases in the region to strike ISIS, while the Associated Press quoted a spokesman for the Taliban political office, Suhail Shaheen, as saying that the movement is capable of confronting the terrorist organization. organization alone.

humanitarian aid

In a statement at the conclusion of the Doha talks, the Taliban confirmed that the United States had agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.

The movement explained that the talks held in the Qatari capital, Doha, "goed well", as Washington agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after agreeing not to link this assistance to the official recognition of the Taliban, according to the same source.

The statement indicated that the United States confirmed that the ongoing talks are in no way a prelude to recognizing the Taliban, which returned to power after the collapse of the US-allied government.


On Saturday and Sunday, representatives of the Afghan interim government and the United States held the first high-level meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha, after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last August.

The Taliban government delegation also met with representatives of European countries, to meet at a later time with representatives of the European Union.

It should be noted that the US Special Representative for Reconciliation in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, who for years led the US dialogue with the Taliban and was a key figure in the peace talks, was not among the members of the US delegation visiting Qatar.

In parallel with the Afghan-US talks, the Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki met with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha.

The two sides discussed bilateral relations and Qatar's readiness to implement economic projects in Afghanistan.

The Qatari Foreign Minister welcomed the Afghan delegation's meeting with international representatives.

In a related context, the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, received US Senator Robert Menendez, and during their discussions they reviewed the relations of cooperation and friendship between the two countries in joint strategic areas, in addition to the developments in Afghanistan.