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Blast Likely Aimed at Afghan Politician Kills 3 in Kabul (June 19, 2013)
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Afghan Forces Struggle as U.S. Weans Them Off Support (June 18, 2013)
KABUL, Afghanistan — In a potentially groundbreaking move, the Taliban announced on Tuesday they were prepared to take the first step towards peace negotiations with the Afghanistan government after 12 years of war.
The announcement came in Doha, the capital of Qatar, where negotiations have been underway for more than two years with a range of international participants to attempt start peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
It would be the first time that the antagonists in the Afghanistan war have undertaken peace negotiations to end a conflict that has encumbered the United States since 2001, when American forces entered the country to rout Al Qaeda.
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