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Britain's Cameron says U.S. is right to talk to Taliban
ReutersENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - The United States is right to decide to hold peace talks with the Taliban on Afghanistan, although the process will be difficult, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday. U.S. officials said...Tags: United Kingdom, G8, David Cameron, Summits, Afghanistan
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Afghan Taliban opens Qatar office, says seeks political solution
ReutersDUBAI, June 18 (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban opened an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war, saying it wanted a political solution that would bring about a just government and end foreign occupation. Taliban...Tags: Qatar, Afghanistan
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'Taliban is ready to talk peace' with Afghan state: Afghan official
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban is willing to consider peace talks with the Afghan state following secret discussions, a senior Afghan official said on Tuesday, in what may be the first significant step towards an end to the long-running war. "Peace...Tags: NATO, Government, Doha (Qatar), Wars and Interventions, National Government
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U.S.-Taliban peace talks to be held Thursday, U.S. official says
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Afghanistan peace talks between representatives of the United States and the Taliban will take place on Thursday in Doha, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Will Dunham) -
Taliban held secrets talks in Norway, foreign minister says
ReutersOSLO, June 18 (Reuters) - Taliban officials held secret negotiations in Norway over the past several months that played a significant role in the opening of the Taliban's office in Qatar, foreign minister Espen Barth Eide told state broadcaster NRK on...Tags: Qatar, Norway
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WRAPUP 4-United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
Reuters* U.S. official says talks to start on Thursday in Doha * Peace process will not be easy or quick; could take years * Obama anticipates "a lot of bumps in the road" * Afghans say Taliban has agreed to meet government (Adds details on talks, Obama,...Tags: Islam, Government, NATO, National Government, Hamid Karzai
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Obama welcomes Taliban assent to Afghanistan talks
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Calling for an “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process,” President Obama expressed cautious optimism about the Taliban’s surprise agreement to negotiate directly with U.S. officials toward ending America&...
Tags: NATO, Haqqani Network, Hamid Karzai, G8, Anders Fogh Rasmussen
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Obama calls U.S.-Taliban talks agreement 'important first step'
KABUL, Afghanistan — For more than a decade, the U.S. and the Taliban have met almost exclusively on the battlefield of America's longest war. In coming days, both sides said, they will sit down at a negotiating table to discuss ending the bloodshed...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Peace Negotiations, Hamid Karzai, G8, Pakistan
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WRAPUP 7-United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
Reuters* U.S. official says talks to start on Thursday in Doha * Peace process will not be easy or quick; could take years * Obama anticipates "a lot of bumps in the road" * Afghans say Taliban has agreed to meet government (Edits) By Mark Felsenthal,...Tags: Government, Hamid Karzai, Peace Negotiations, G8, Pakistan
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United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
ReutersWASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes on Tuesday for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents. The...Tags: Prisons, Government, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Hamid Karzai, Peace Negotiations
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Taliban held secret talks in Norway to broker Doha deal
ReutersOSLO (Reuters) - The Taliban held secret negotiations in Norway over the past few months, helping yield a deal that allowed the radical Afghan rebels to open an office in Qatar, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Tuesday. "We have played a key...Tags: NATO, Norway, Wars and Interventions, Doha (Qatar), Hamid Karzai
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U.S. says Taliban agrees to Afghanistan peace talks
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Senior Obama administration officials said Tuesday that the Taliban has agreed to participate in peace talks based in Qatar, a key step forward in the effort to jump-start a political resolution of the war in Afghanistan...
Tags: NATO, Qatar, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Barack Obama, G8
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