Taliban and Afghanistan government negotiators meet in Qatar

The warring sides meet in Doha on the second day of a three-day ceasefire to speed up stalled peace talks.

Negotiators from the Taliban and Afghanistan’s government have met in Qatar, according to the warring sides, after a long pause in peace talks between the two. The development came on Friday, the second day of a three-day ceasefire announced by the Taliban for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. They began negotiations in September last year to find a way to end decades of war. But the talks stalled after a few rounds and violence has escalated since the United States started a final pullout of troops from Afghanistan on May 1.