Reconciliation Council head, former Afghan president finish talks with Taliban

Kabul, Aug 21 (UNI/Sputnik) Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, held talks with the representatives of the political office of the Taliban on the formation of the future government.
Earlier in the day, Karzai and Abdullah had already met with the acting Taliban governor of Kabul to discuss the safety of residents of the capital.
The chief of the political office of the Taliban, Abdul Ghani Baradar, will likely make a decision concerning the structure of the future Afghan government over the next two weeks, a source in the Taliban said on Saturday.