The UN special envoy for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA Deborah Lyons met with the chairperson of high peace council Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, discussing the current political situation in Afghanistan and the of intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, the need for reducing violence and the upcoming Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, according to a statement by the High Council for National Reconciliation.
The UN Assistance Mission said in a tweet the two sides discussed peace talks and centrality of regional cooperation for Afghanistan neighbors’ stability and prosperity.
The two sides meeting comes as Afghan and Taliban negotiators have been meeting in Doha since September 12 and are still working out on procedures and related issues for the intra-Afghan talks aimed at ending Afghanistan’s longest war.
The long-awaited intra-Afghan talks aimed at ending nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan. They were first scheduled to begin on March 10, but were repeatedly delayed due to the disagreements over the controversial prisoner swap process.
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