Taliban representatives and an Afghan delegation led by former President Hamid Karzai say that they aim to continue their peace talks following two days of negotiations hosted by Russia.
About 40 Afghan politicians — although not including government officials — met on February 5-6 in Moscow.
The two sides said in a joint statement quoted by Afghan broadcaster Tolo News that they agreed to hold another meeting “as soon as possible” in Qatar, where the Taliban has a semiofficial office.
Discussions were “very satisfactory,” Karzai said at the end of the meeting, which, despite the absence of any Afghan official representatives, has been described by some as part of an “intra-Afghan” peace process.