But the Presidential Palace said the final agreement on any topic relevant to peace will be determined by the Afghan government. The two sides are reportedly bargaining on the nature of foreign forces withdrawal and the assurance by the Taliban that threat will not be staged from Afghanistan’s soil against a foreign nation. “Now they [the US and the Taliban] are working on the text [of an agreement]. On Sunday evening, the Taliban issued a statement, saying that the talks in Doha are advancing on gradually due to the “crucial and delicate nature of the issue”. This was confirmed by the Afghan government as well as by sources ahead of the talks.

Source: Pakistan Today March 04, 2019 18:11 UTC