<span style="color: #222222;">United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad today held discussions with Chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul over ways to accelerate the peace process.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He will head to Qatar later, where negotiations with Taliban representatives are ongoing.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The US State Department said in a statement that the US diplomats would also visit other regional capitals as part of a mission aimed at working toward a just and durable political settlement and permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">However, the statement did not provide dates or other related details.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">US-brokered peace talks between the Afghan Government and the militant group began in September last year.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">However, the progress has slowed and violence has risen, while there is also uncertainty over whether international forces will pull out troops by May as originally planned.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">US President Joe Biden's Administration is conducting a review of a February 2020 troop withdrawal deal struck between the Trump administration and the Taliban.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">US and European officials have said the Taliban has not fulfilled commitments it made in the last year deal.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Taliban's Deputy Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani had warned the United States last week against going back on a commitment to withdraw.</span>