WASHINGTON: US officers held talks on Saturday (Sep 13) with the authorities in Kabul over Individuals held in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration’s overseas ministry mentioned.
Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s particular envoy for hostage response, and Zalmay Khalilzad, a former US particular envoy for Afghanistan, met with the Taliban’s Overseas Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
“Each events emphasised the continuation of talks on numerous present and future points in bilateral relations, notably relating to residents imprisoned in one another’s nations,” mentioned an announcement from the Afghan overseas ministry.
There was no rapid assertion from Washington on the assembly. Khalilzad didn’t instantly reply to a telephone name in search of remark.
Mahmood Habibi, a naturalized US citizen, is probably the most high-profile American detainee, based on Washington. The Taliban denies holding him.
The Taliban administration, which took energy in 2021 after 20 years of US army intervention in Afghanistan, is just not recognised by Washington.
