Samarkand to host next intra-Afghan dialogue meeting

AKIPRESS.COM - The next intra-Afghan dialogue meeting will be held in Samarkand in 3-4 weeks, 1TV reports. The third intra-Afghan dialogue meeting hosted by Qatar and Germany was held on July 7-8 in Doha.
In the joint declaration published on July 8 Taliban and Afghan delegates agreed to reduce victims civilian casualties to zero with pledges not to attack hospitals and schools or critical infrastructure such as hydroelectric dams and to assure Afghan women their fundamental rights in "political, social, economic, educational, cultural affairs" in a way that is "in accordance with the values of Islam."
The document is nonbinding and is seen as a basic framework for future talks on a final peace agreement between the Taliban and Afghan government representatives.