Taliban in high-level talks with Karzai government, sources say - washingtonpost

Taliban representatives and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai have begun secret, high-level talks over a negotiated end to the war, according to Afghan and Arab sources. The talks follow inconclusive meetings, hosted by Saudi Arabia, that ended more than a year ago. - Taliban, Afghan leaders in talks, sources say
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