Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, AFP reported Sunday, citing a government spokesman.

"A delegation of the Islamic Emirate will participate in the coming Doha conference. They will represent Afghanistan there and express Afghanistan's position," Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said of the talks, which are scheduled to be held on June 30 and July 1. 

Mujahid told Afghan media on Sunday that a delegation — yet to be announced — would attend because the agenda of the talks appeared "beneficial to Afghanistan." He said the agenda includes "topics such as aid for Afghanistan and creating opportunities for investors in Afghanistan, which are important."

The Taliban government's participation in the conference of foreign special envoys to Afghanistan had been in doubt after it was not included in the first round and then refused an invitation to the second round in February when the UN rejected its demand to act as Afghanistan's sole official representative.

The international community has wrestled with its approach to Afghanistan's new government in the aftermath of the Taliban's return to power in 2021. 

(With input from AFP)