UK officials hold talks with senior members of the Taliban in Afghanistan

The Taliban has been in control in Afghanistan since the fall of the western-backed government in August. Picture: Alastair Grant/PA

UK officials have held talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan in part to prevent the country from becoming “an incubator for terrorism”.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said Simon Gass, the Prime Minister’s High Representative for Afghan Transition, and Charge d’Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha Dr Martin Longden travelled to the country and met with senior members of the organisation.