The next round of Afghan peace talks will be held in the next few days, probably in January, in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah city between US officials and Taliban representatives.
 
The Afghan government has said they will send a delegation to this meeting. 

Taliban in the meantime have said in a statement that the Jeddah meeting is a continuation of Abu Dhabi talks and that they will not meet the Afghan government delegation and will hold talks only with US officials.

While Taliban’s refusal in meeting the Afghan government delegation has been faced with criticism that government has been sidelined, the Chief Executive Officer’s office said they are hopeful that a condition for peace will be provided and the process will be led by the Afghans.

In this episode of Mehwar, host Sadaf Amiri discusses the topic with former minister of counter-narcotics, Din Mohammad Mubariz Rashidi.