Representatives of the United States, Qatar, United Nations and Turkey have held meetings with the Taliban over the last few days in an attempt to create an environment of trust between the US and the Taliban, sources said, who added there has been some progress.

Representatives at these meetings have been trying to assure the Taliban that all Doha agreement commitments will be addressed by Sept. 11, and, in exchange, they have asked the group to resume negotiations and attend the Turkey summit for meaningful talks, sources close to the Taliban said.

At least nine people were killed, including eight security force members and one civilian, and 18 more were wounded in security incidents in the last 24 hours, adding another layer to the concerns over increasing violence in the country.  

Figures by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) reveal that 39 civilians were killed in violence and 40 more were wounded from April 10 to April 18.