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US, AfghanTalibanPause Peace Talks for One Day

Ayaz Gul

   The AfghanTalibanand the United States took a break from a seventh
   round of peace negotiations Friday, with the Taliban saying they had
   made "good progress" over the past six days toward agreeing on a
   timetable for foreign troops to leave Afghanistan.

   The insurgent group's spokesman,ZabihullahMujahid, announced that the
   dialogue in Qatar "shall resume once again on Saturday."

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