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Taliban Says Closing Afghan War Needs 'Actions Not Words' From Trump

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - U.S. President Donald Trump in the State of the Union
   address has endorsed peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan,
   saying his administration is working to end America's longest war to
   bring troops back home from that country.

   The Afghan insurgent group swiftly responded to Tuesday night's remarks
   by Trump, saying "practical steps and not words" from the American
   leader would help end the 18-year-old conflict.

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