- The U.S. and the Taliban has held productive negotiations in Doha,Qatar aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan after their first round of talks also held in Doha.
- U.S. and Taliban are negotiating on a framework agreement on the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, as well as a guarantee that Afghan soil wouldn’t be used to launch terrorist attacks on the U.S. and other countries.
- However, Taliban has refused to engage with Afghan government as it considers the Afghan government illegitimate and has denied any negotiations with them.
- Indian Government have made it clear that they will not engage with Taliban directly and would rather pursue bilateral ties through investing in development projects.
