Taliban says no to Afghan negotiators
The Taliban on Saturday rejected an Afghan government negotiation team set up to hold talks with the insurgent group in a bid to end the country's 18-year-old conflict. After months of delays, the government on Friday announced a 21-member team -- including five women -- to take part in the upcoming talks, a crucial step in bringing the warring parties to the table and getting a floundering, US-led peace process back on track. But the Taliban in a statement said the government had failed to put forward an "inclusive" team. Under a deal signed by the US and the Taliban last month, the insurgents agreed to resume talks with the Afghan government and discuss a possible ceasefire. In return, the US and foreign partner forces agreed to withdraw from Afghanistan over the next 14 months.
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