General Mark Milley discussed the need (to) accelerate progress towards a negotiated political solution
Washington:
The top US military officer met separately this week with the Taliban and Afghanistan s president to push for a negotiated solution as the United States pulls out, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Meeting the Taliban in Qatar, General Mark Milley, discussed the need for an immediate reduction of violence and (to) accelerate progress towards a negotiated political solution which contributes to regional stability and safeguards US national interests, spokeswoman Commander Sarah Flaherty said.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was meeting for the second time with Taliban representatives, also held talks in Kabul with President Ashraf Ghani, she said.