Qabul, Afghanistan (AP) – The Taliban said they discussed the normal relationship between Afghanistan and the United States at a meeting with Trump administration officials on Saturday.
The White House did not issue a statement describing the meeting or respond immediately to a request for comment. The Taliban statement said the regime’s foreign secretary Amir Khan Muttaqi met with President Donald Trump’s hostage-dealing lawyer envoy Adam Boehler and met with another U.S. envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad.
The Taliban posted photos from their speeches.
“There was a comprehensive discussion on the approach to establishing bilateral relations between the two countries, issues related to citizens and investment opportunities in Afghanistan,” the statement said.
The statement added that the U.S. delegation also expressed condolences for the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan at the end of last month.
The meeting came after the Taliban released U.S. citizen George Glezmann, who was kidnapped while traveling to travel. He is the third detainee released by the Taliban since Trump took office. It is also the new travel ban that the Taliban severely criticized Trump, which prohibits Afghans from entering the United States.
