Nineteen years after 9/11, securing a ceasefire, and safeguarding rights of women and minorities are key challenges
Talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents start in Qatar’s capital of Doha on Saturday with the goal of bringing an end to nearly two decades of a conflict that has laid waste to the country and killed tens of thousands of combatants and civilians.
It is also the US’s longest overseas military action, vexing three successive US presidents.
