Pompeo meets with Taliban negotiating officials in Qatar, calling for a swift and permanent ceasefire agreement

November 22, according to the German News Agency in Washington, US Secretary of State Pompeo met with Taliban negotiating officials in Qatar on the 21st local time, demanding that the Taliban reduce violence in Afghanistan, reach a permanent ceasefire agreement as soon as possible, and formulate a political settlement Road map for Afghanistan.

A statement issued by the US State Department stated that Pompeo also met with Afghan government officials in Qatar that day. Pompeo himself said in a tweet: “I suggest that the two sides continue to conduct in-depth discussions on the political roadmap to achieve a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire, and continue to advance the progress that has been made.”