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