Taliban-US hold fresh talks in Doha amid peace deal hopes
By DW
05 August 2019 |
3:19 pm
The US and the Taliban are holding a new round of talks seeking to end nearly 18 years of war in Afghanistan. But uncertainty around a potential peace deal has triggered anxiety among many Afghans.
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