Afghan President Karzai coming negotiations with the Taliban

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is planning to meet with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia to engage in peace talks, according to the BBC.

The meeting is scheduled to happen in the coming weeks, before the Taliban office gets erected in Qatar. The Taliban however notified they will only speak with the United-States and other allies of the Afghan government.

Karzai said he was frustrated that the US and Qatar have previously started working on peace treaties with the Taliban without the Afghan government’s full presence.

There are rumors that the coming discussions might revolve around a prisoners exchange between the Taliban and the United-States.