On Sept. 13, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Response Adam Boehler and former senior diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad met with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Motaqi in Kabul.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted about the meeting on social media, proclaiming that the assembly discussed “ways to develop bilateral relations between the two countries, issues concerning citizens, and investment opportunities … in Afghanistan.” They also spoke about “followers who are imprisoned in one or another country.”