### [2021-08-15](/feed/2021/08/15/index.md)

##### War in Afghanistan
# President Ghani agrees to form a team for negotiations as he also agrees to step down and allow an interim Taliban government amid the insurgent group's advance. Among the people in the negotiation team is the first President of Afghanistan after the 2001 invasion, Hamid Karzai. 




### Sources:

1. [TOLO News](https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-174232)

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