REPRESENTATIVES from the United States and the Taliban met in Doha, Qatar over the weekend to explore ways of resetting relations with the new government in Afghanistan. According to the Al Jazeera news agency, the US delegation wasn't "offering any details," but the Taliban side sees the discussions as "positive." A member of the Taliban, left, talks to Afghans gathering outside a government passport office recently re-opened after Taliban announced they would be issuing a backlog of applications approved by the previous administration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. The Taliban, meanwhile, is appealing for humanitarian assistance and massive funding to prop up the sagging economy. It is safe to assume that the Doha meeting has shelved those concerns to focus on the more pressing problems at hand.

Source: Manila Times October 11, 2021 14:37 UTC