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US, Taliban Discuss Ways to Reduce Afghan Violence

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan has met with
   leaders of the Taliban insurgency under their bilateral peace-building
   agreement to discuss ways to reduce violence in the war-torn country,
   both sides said Saturday.
   A Taliban spokesman tweeted about the meeting with General Scott
   Miller, who also commands NATO's non-combat Resolution Support mission
   in the country, saying it happened Friday night in Doha, Qatar, which
   hosts the insurgent political office.
   Suhail Shaheen wrote that the two delegations discussed details on how
   to implement the U.S.-Taliban agreement, which the two adversaries
   signed Feb. 29 in the Qatari capital with a goal to end the nearly
   19-year-old Afghan war.

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