It has been reported that the Taliban want an embassy-style facility in the Gulf where they can hold further talks.
However, the Afghan government and its US backers are hesitating to give such a space as they say it would be dangerously close to giving the Taliban diplomatic recognition.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s High Peace Council has been searching for the last few months for a place in a neutral country to hold more talks.
A ‘Taliban office’ along with assurances of safe passage for envoys are two major prerequisites before talks can continue.
Last week President Hamid Karzai announced that tentative communication between the Afghan government and the Taliban was occurring.
But only hours after the announcement, the Taliban launched a bloody attack on a police station in Kabul killing nine.
“Peace talks are going on with the Taliban. The foreign military and especially the United States itself is going ahead with these negotiations,” Mr Karzai said.
“The peace negotiations between (the) Afghan government and the Taliban movement are not yet based on a certain agenda or physical (meetings), there are contacts established.”
The US has so far refused to comment on the claim, but Abdul Hakim Mujahid, the deputy chairman of the Peace Council has said that the US is also attempting to contact the Taliban high command.
The UK Ministry of Defence came out in support of Mr Karzai’s statement.
An MoD spokesman said: “We support Afghan-led efforts to reconcile and reintegrate members of the insurgency who are prepared to renounce violence, cut links with terrorist groups, and accept the constitution.”