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U.S. official says no U.S. talks with Taliban in Qatar

Published: 19 Feb 2015 - 04:18 pm | Last Updated: 17 Jan 2022 - 01:40 pm

Taliban opens political office in Doha in 2013


WASHINGTON---A U.S. official said on Thursday the United States is not holding talks with Afghanistan's Taliban leaders in Qatar. Sources in the Afghan Taliban said their negotiators would hold a first round of talks with U.S. officials on Thursday. The U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said reports of meetings were "not true."(Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by  Doina Chiacu and
Bill Trott)

AFP