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Taliban Envoys Visit Moscow After US Talks Collapse

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - A Taliban delegation traveled to Moscow and held
   talks with Russian officials Friday, a week after the United States
   abruptly called off a yearlong peace dialogue with the insurgent group
   over U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan.

   Russian media quoted Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen as
   saying that his delegation had met with Russian presidential envoy for
   Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, and discussed "the recent developments
   regarding the peace process in Afghanistan."

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