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| Afghanistan |
| US warns Taliban as envoy heads to Qatar |
| 2013-06-23 |
| [Al Ahram] The United States warned Saturday that it could call on the Taliban to close an office in Qatar unless it shows more commitment to reconciliation in Afghanistan. US special envoy James Dobbins arrived in the Gulf Arab monarchy and was taking part in talks with Qatar alongside Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry. Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... But Kerry said that the United States was not yet ready to meet the Taliban and accused the rebels of failing to live up to their side of peace efforts. "It is our hope that this could ultimately be an important step in reconciliation if it's possible. We know that it may well not be possible," Kerry told news hounds in Doha. If the Taliban do not address concerns, "We may have to consider whether or not the office has to be closed." "It is really up to the Taliban to make that choice," he said, calling a feud in the past week "the first real test of whether the Taliban are prepared to do their part". The rebels opened the mission in Doha on Tuesday under the name the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan", and raised the white Taliban flag. |
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