Taliban won't work with U.S. to rein in extremist groups

• This is the first in-person meeting at a senior level since the Taliban reclaimed Afghanistan, and reining in extremist groups will be a key issue on the table.

Driving the news: Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told AP that there would be no cooperation with the U.S. in quelling the increasingly active Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan, per AP.

• "We are able to tackle Daesh independently," Shaheen said, using another term for ISIS.
• The Islamic State is increasingly active in Afghanistan, and on Friday, a suicide bombing inside a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan killed more than 45. ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the blast.

The big picture: In the Feb. 29, 2020 agreement signed between the U.S. and Taliban, the insurgents agreed to prevent terror groups from filling the void as the U.S. began a full withdrawal.

• Ahead of the meetings over the weekend in Qatar, a spokesperson for the State Department told Axios that the U.S. intended to push the leaders to honor their commitment not to let al-Qaeda or other extremists "use Afghan soil to threaten the security of the United States or its allies."

• The U.S. delegation will include officials from the government's intelligence community, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.