US point-man for peace has returned to Doha, the capital city of Qatar, where the Afghan peace team and the Taliban negotiating members are scrambling to get agendas and the rules and regulations to kick start the intra-Afghan talks.
“Headed back to Doha and the region to meet with partners on Afghan-owned, Afghan-led peace negotiations and prospects for increased regional connectivity, trade, and development following peace,” Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, said in a tweet.
The Afghan people and international community are watching closely and expect the negotiations to make progress toward producing a roadmap for Afghanistan’s political future and a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire, he said.
He is making efforts to facilitate dialogue and negotiations that will bring peace to Afghanistan. After marathon negotiations, Khalilzad was able to ink an agreement with the Taliban – a group President Trump termed them ‘smart’ and ‘tough’.
Khalilzad’s comeback to Doha is to play a mediator role to bring them to consensus on the procedure and framework for substantive talks.