“Next week, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Tom West will be traveling to Doha for two weeks of talks with Taliban leaders,” Price said at a briefing.

The agenda of the meeting will be to discuss issues of combating terrorism and the provision of humanitarian assistance to stabilize the economic situation in the country.

Earlier, the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin said about the uncertain relationship between the United States and members of the Taliban * in Afghanistan.

In his opinion, at the moment it is difficult to imagine what will be the interaction of Washington with the Afghan government in the future.

* The organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.