Taliban meets Afghan govt's envoys in Maldives
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Feb 18, IRNA -- A Maldives government spokesman said Thursday that delegations representing the Taliban and the Afghan government held talks in the Maldives at the end of January.
The delegations, each consisting 11 members, held three days of face-to-face talks on finding a peaceful solution to the Afghan conflict, Doordarshan news website reported quoting spokesman Mohamed Zuhair as saying on Wednesday.
Zuhair said that the Maldives government was not directly involved in organizing the talks, which did not involve any third party.
Zuhair said none of the participating delegates were considered a security threat for the island nation.
He said among those representing the Taliban was the son of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, former Afghan Prime Minister.
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