Turkey has already set an eye to hosting the talks, expressing willingness to mediate between the conflicting parties.
“Turkey has generally opted to put itself forward as a neutral venue for intra-Afghan talks and to play a mediator role,” said Tanya Goudsouzian, an Istanbul-based Afghanistan affairs specialist, underlining that this is not a new idea for Turkey.
The deal between the U.S. and the Taliban was signed in Doha, Qatar, after an 18-month-long negotiation process. After nine rounds of often on-off progress, more than a year later agreement was finally reached, ensuring that the U.S. would withdraw its troops from the country with 14 months.
