U.S. says Taliban talks in Doha were 'candid and professional'

Taliban delegates are seated in a plane in an unidentified location. [Reuters]

The United States said on Sunday the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was "candid and professional" and that the U.S. side reiterated that the Taliban would be judged on their actions, not just their words.