Senior State Department official endorses recent overture by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to the Taliban as a “benchmark event” on the road to peace, but says talks should not involve the U.S., something the Taliban have insisted on.
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Mon, 03/05/2018 - 5:47pm
Senior State Department official endorses recent overture by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to the Taliban as a “benchmark event” on the road to peace, but says talks should not involve the U.S., something the Taliban have insisted on.