Voice of America: Afghanistan: Talks with Taliban to Be Held Soon
ISLAMABAD — A key Afghan minister insists that talks with the Taliban will happen very soon despite contradictory news reports and confusion on the issue.
Without naming the group, Hekmat Khalil Karzai, the deputy foreign minister, said his government has made strides in the effort to start a dialogue with what he termed “the violent opposition.”
“As we speak, the government is putting together an Afghan negotiating team and a venue is being decided on where to hold peace talks,” Karzai said.
He made the statement Monday in Kabul at a seminar organized by the Afghan Foreign Ministry’s Center for Strategic Studies and a Chinese government policy group, the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
WNU Editor: These talks are not going to happen .... the Taliban have never shown any serious interest to negotiate with Kabul, and I expect this stance to continue.
More News On Afghan - Taliban Peace Talks
Afghan Peace Efforts Suffer Setback, Officials Say -- WSJ
No Signs of Peace Talks as Afghan Fighting Season Nears -- VOA
Exclusive: Secret meetings in Pakistan expose obstacles to Afghan peace talks -- Reuters
News Analysis: Spring offensive by the Taliban very likely, says Afghan analyst -- Xinhua
Afghan Peace Process: Marred By Short-Sightedness – Analysis -- Divya Kumar Soti, Eurasia Review
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