Karzai says US and Taliban holding Doha talks
Taliban spokesman and US official deny claim as Afghan president meets with US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel in Kabul.
Kabul: The Taliban and a US offical have denied claims by Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, that they have resumed talks in Qatar.
The Taliban formally suspended the talks one year ago, blaming \”shaky, erratic and vague\” US statements.
\”Senior leaders of the Taliban and the Americans are engaged in talks in the Gulf state on a daily basis,\” Karzai told a gathering to mark International Women’s Day.
His comments came ahead of talks on Sunday with Chuck Hagel, the US defence secretary, who is in Kabul for his first visit to Afghanistan since becoming the Pentagon chief.