WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A conference in Moscow this week on advancing the Afghanistan peace process does not replace the negotiations in Doha between the Taliban and a delegation that includes Afghan government officials, the State Department said on Tuesday.
The Moscow meeting on Thursday “does not replace other ongoing talks in Doha,” deputy State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter told a news briefing.
(Reporting by Jonathan Landay and Simon Lewis; Editing by Chris Reese)
