Afghanistan - Taliban Peace Talks And Negotiations Will Start In the Next Few Weeks

A general view of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha.

Wall Street Journal: Taliban, Afghan Officials to Meet for Peace Talks

Afghan government officials set to meet Taliban representatives in coming weeks for face-to-face negotiations

Afghan government officials will meet representatives of the Taliban in the coming weeks for an initial round of peace talks, according to senior Afghan officials.

“There will be face-to-face negotiations in the next three to four weeks,” the senior Afghan official said. “The venue is not decided yet.”

Another senior Afghan official said the talks would be held publicly.

“We don’t want secret talks with the Taliban,” the official said.

Update #1: Pakistanis Try to Nudge Taliban Along the Path to Peace Talks With Kabul -- NYT
Update #2: Pakistan officials say Afghan Taliban signal readiness for peace talks -- Reuters
Update #3: Pakistan facilitating Afghan peace talks, Taliban deny -- Pakistan Today

WNU Editor: The U.S. and the Taliban may not officially announce that they are talking .... but the Afghans and the Pakistanis are clearly indicating to the world that peace talks and negotiations are going to happen.