An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Home : Media : News : News Display

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Meeting with Taliban Representatives


Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Public Affairs

Dec. 17, 2020

 

WASHINGTON--Joint Staff Spokesperson Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty provided the following readout:

In coordination with the Department of State and the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation (SRAR), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and SRAR negotiators met with Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar as part of the military channel established in the U.S.-Taliban agreement.

The Chairman discussed the need for an immediate reduction of violence and accelerate progress towards a negotiated political solution which contributes to regional stability and safeguards U.S. national interests.

 

For more Joint Staff news, visit: www.jcs.mil.
Connect with the Joint Staff on social media: 
FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube,
LinkedIn and Flickr.