Afghan Taliban meet with Chinese officials after talks with US collapse

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Afghan Taliban meet with Chinese officials after talks with US collapse

A Taliban delegation has met with China's special representatives for Afghanistan in Beijing. The meeting comes after US President Trump unexpectedly called off talks with the Taliban earlier this month.

Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban in Qatar, has said the group's delegation held talks with Chinese officials on Sunday.

A 9-member Taliban delegation traveled to Beijing and met with Deng Xijun, China's special representative for Afghanistan, Shaheen wrote on his official Twitter account.

The topic of discussion with Chinese officials was reportedly the canceled talks with the US.

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