Pompeo arrives in Doha as Afghan peace talks ongoing

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Qatar on Saturday, where representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban continued to hold peace talks.

Pompeo is expected to press for a reduction in violence in his meetings with both Taliban and government negotiating teams later Saturday during a daylong stop in Doha.

It comes after about 23 mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 31 others, an official said.

The shells were fired from two cars, Interior Ministry spokesperson Tariq Arian said.

No one took immediate responsibility for the early morning attack that also targeted the posh Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul, which houses diplomatic missions.