worldUpdated: Sep 12, 2020 16:10 ISTAfghanistan’s warring sides started negotiations for the first time, bringing together the Taliban and delegates appointed by the Afghan government Saturday for historic meetings aimed at ending decades of war. The Afghan sides are also expected to discuss constitutional changes and power sharing during the talks in Qatar’s capital of Doha. The intra-Afghan negotiations were laid out in a peace deal Washington signed with the Taliban on Feb. 29. At that time the deal was touted as Afghanistan’s best chance at peace in 40 years of war. “Trump likely wants a peace deal before the election, so that he can garner political benefits galore and pitch himself as a Nobel Peace Prize candidate.

Source: Hindustan Times September 12, 2020 09:18 UTC