塔利班正式否認與阿富汗政府會晤的相關報道大綱

The Taliban has formally refuted reports of secret meetings with Afghan government officials, insisting there has been no change in the group's policy for holding peace negotiations.

The Guardian newspaper, in an exclusive article published Tuesday, quoted anonymous Afghan officials and sources within the Taliban as confirming at least two interactions between the warring sides in September and early October. It said the meetings took place in Doha, capital of the Gulf state of Qatar, where Taliban political negotiators are based.

A source within the Afghan government in Kabul also confirmed the meetings to VOA, without sharing further details. Afghan presidential spokesman Dawa Khan Menapal, without directly commenting on the Doha meetings, told VOA the government is making "all possible efforts" to engage with groups that are ready for peace talks, in order to promote stability in the country.

In a statement sent to media, including VOA, Taliban's main spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban's policy about holding peace talks is "very clear and has not changed." He also urged the media to refrain from publishing unfounded reports. The Taliban condemns President Ashraf Ghani's coalition government as a "puppet regime" and has vowed not to engage in any peace process until all foreign forces withdraw from Afghanistan.

The British paper quoted an unnamed Taliban official as claiming a senior American diplomat was present at the Qatar meetings, although the U.S. government has not commented on the reported claim.塔利班正式否認有關與阿富汗政府官員舉行祕密會晤的相關報道，堅稱該組織舉行和談的政策沒有改變。

英國衛報星期二獨家發表的文章援引匿名的阿富汗官員以及塔利班內部消息來源證實，今年9月和10月初，阿富汗交戰雙方在海灣國家卡塔爾首都多哈至少進行了兩次互動。塔利班的政治談判人員就住在卡塔爾。

喀布爾阿富汗政府內部消息來源也向美國之音證實了有關會晤的消息，但是沒有提供進一步細節。阿富汗總統發言人達瓦·門納波爾沒有直接談及多哈會晤，他對美國之音表示，政府正在盡一切可能的努力，與準備進行和談的有關組織接觸，以促進國家的穩定。

塔利班主要發言人扎比胡拉·穆加希德在向包括美國之音在內的媒體發送的聲明中說，塔利班的和談政策“非常明確，沒有改變”。他還敦促媒體不要發表沒有根據的報道。塔利班譴責加尼總統的聯合政府是一個“傀儡政權”，並誓言外國軍隊全部撤出阿富汗前，不參與任何和平進程。

這家英國報紙還援引一位匿名的阿富汗官員的話說，卡塔爾會晤期間一名美國高級外交官在場，不過美國政府還沒有就報道中的說法發表評論。