Middle East
US denies any planned talks with Afghan Taliban in Doha
The White House has denied media reports that US officials planned to meet with the Afghan Taliban in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Thursday, a spokeswoman has said. "The United States currently has no meetings with the Taliban scheduled in Doha," Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House's National Security Council, said on Thursday.