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Taliban refuses to hold peace talks with Afghan govt

Talks have long been stalled.

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AFPPTI Kabul
The Taliban today refused to resume long-stalled peace talks with the Afghan government, reiterating their preconditions for holding dialogue, a statement said.

"We want to repeat our stance once again that until the occupation of foreign troops ends, until Taliban names are removed from international blacklists and until our detainees are released, talks will yield no results," it said.

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First Published: Mar 05 2016 | 6:07 PM IST

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