US talks with Taliban 'candid and professional' following Doha meeting

US talks with Taliban 'candid and professional' following Doha meeting

The US State Department said Sunday that this weekend’s talks with representatives of the Taliban in Doha, Qatar — the first such gathering since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of August — were “candid and professional” while emphasizing that the Taliban “will be judged on its actions, not only its words.”

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