<br /> Reuters reports U.S. and Taliban officials will reconvene on Tuesday to continue peace talks.<br />U.S envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has been holding peace talks with the Taliban to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan since last year.<br />Khalilzad tweeted the latest round of discussions with the hardline Islamists group were the “most productive session” to date.<br />He said progress had been made on counter-terrorism assurances, troop withdrawal, participation in intra-Afghan dialogue, and a permanent ceasefire. <br />
