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QAEDA-LINKED KIDNAPPER SAYS REMAINING HOSTAGES ARE TWO AMERICANS, THREE BELGIANS, ONE JAPANESE AND ONE BRITISH CITIZEN - ANI NEWS AGENCYView the full eventby andrew.binet 1/17/2013 2:13:24 PM
Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
KABUL/WASHINGTON - Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the Taliban and would halt negotiations with Washington on a post-2014 troop pact.
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