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Afghan delegation to meet Taliban in Qatar on Sunday, govt negotiator says
Taliban militants waving a Taliban flag on the back of a pickup truck drive past a crowded street at Pashtunistan Square area in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in this still image taken from social media video uploaded on August 15, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Social media via Reu

WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Aug 15 — An Afghanistan government delegation, including senior official Abdullah Abdullah, will travel to Qatar today to meet with representatives of the Taliban, an Afghanistan negotiator said.

Fawzi Koofi, a member of the Kabul negotiating team, confirmed to Reuters the delegation would meet with the Taliban in the Gulf state after the militant group earlier entered Kabul.

A source familiar with the matter told Reuters the Afghan delegation and Taliban representatives would discuss a transition of power, adding that US officials would also be involved. — Reuters

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