Secret Talks Between U.S. And Taliban Collapse

Too many leaks led to the downfall of talks.

Absolute confidentiality had been a key condition for the meetings which were held in Germany and Qatar earlier this year between Tayeb Agha (pictured), Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s former private secretary, and senior officials from the US State Department and Central Intelligence Agency. The meetings were chaired by Michael Steiner, Germany’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The talks were described as a preliminary exercise aimed at agreeing a series of confidence-building measures to persuade the Taliban that the United States and its allies are serious about a negotiated settlement, sources close to the talks told The Daily Telegraph.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.