UPDATE: US denies talks with Taliban in Qatar

Published February 19th, 2015 - 01:24 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The United States is refuting earlier reports of peace talks with Afghani Taliban representatives in Qatar, reports Reuters.

A US official, speaking anonymously, said these reports are "not true."

"Five former members of the supreme council of the Afghan Taliban, headed by Tayyab Agha, will hold talks with the US," a senior Taliban cadre based in Pakistan told AFP earlier Thursday.

 

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