Saturday, January 28, 2012

U.S. - Taliban Peace Talks Have Started


Former Taliban Officials Say U.S. Talks Started -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — Several Taliban negotiators have begun meeting with American officials in Qatar, where they are discussing preliminary trust-building measures, including a possible prisoner transfer, several former Taliban officials said Saturday.

The former officials said that four to eight Taliban representatives had traveled to Qatar from Pakistan to set up a political office for the exiled Afghan insurgent group.

The comments suggested that the Taliban, who have not publicly said they would engage in peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan, were gearing up for preliminary discussions.

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More News On U.S. - Afghan - Taliban Peace Talks

Taliban, US negotiators meet in Qatar
-- AFP
Afghan President Hamid Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban' -- BBC
US starts negotiations with Taliban -- RT
Afghan talks conducted in Qatar -- UPI

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