Talks with Taliban are making 'very little progress' as militant group gains momentum, says Afghan official
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As US President Joe Biden prepares for the formal withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the man responsible for peace talks between the rampant Taliban and the official Afghan government is not entirely optimistic about the country's future.
Abdullah Abdullah, an Afghan official who leads the High Council for National Reconciliation, told CNN in an exclusive interview that talks between the two parties had made "very little progress" and were happening at a "very slow pace". Speaking from his residence in Kabul, the Afghan capital, Abdullah acknowledged that the Taliban has "gained momentum" following weeks of the militants releasing propaganda videos from military bases, claiming that Afghan forces had fled.
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