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December 27, 2011

Afghan Government to Allow Opening of Taliban Office in Qatar 
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The Afghan government has agreed to allow the Taliban to open an office
in Qatar in a move that could lead to peace talks between the two sides.
The United States has reportedly already held about a half a dozen
meetings in Germany and Doha with representatives of Taliban leader,
Mullah Omar. The Afghan peace commission has said negotiations with the
Taliban could only begin after they stopped violence against civilians,
cut ties to al-Qaeda, and accepted the Afghan constitution.



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