Afghanistan:

The United States and the Taliban have made "significant progress" this week in their peace talks to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan, even if they still face some major obstacles.

"The meetings here have been more productive than they have been in the past, and we have made significant progress on crucial issues," Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Reconciliation in Afghanistan, tweeted on Saturday. after six days of talks with the Taliban in Qatar.

Asked by AFP, a senior Taliban based in Pakistan shared this optimism, ensuring that both sides had "agreed on major points." "We are moving forward and we have already made a lot of progress," he added.

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