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Taliban meet US officials in United Arab Emirates
[Al Jazeera] The Taliban...the Pashtun equivalent of men... held a meeting on Monday with American officials in the latest attempt to bring a negotiated end to Afghanistan's 17-year war. The meeting was held in the United Arab Emirates and involved Saudi, Pak, and Emirati representatives, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement on Twitter. A US State Department spokesperson said the meetings in Abu Dhabi are part of efforts to promote an intra-Afghan dialogue towards ending the conflict in Afghanistan. "We have long said that the war in Afghanistan will only end when Afghans sit together with mutual respect and acceptance to discuss a political roadmap for their future," the spokesperson said. "Special Representative [Zalmay] Khalilzad has in the past met, and will continue to meet with all interested parties, including the Taliban, to support a negotiated settlement to the conflict." Posted by: Fred 2018-12-18 |
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