Afghan Taliban in Tehran, starts peace negotiations


Reuters | Published: December 31, 2018 14:32:06 | Updated: January 01, 2019 14:04:20


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Taliban representatives from Afghanistan arrived in Tehran on Sunday and started peace negotiations with Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has said.

The talks are designed to set parameters for negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government.

“A Taliban delegation was in Tehran yesterday. They had comprehensive negotiations with the Iranian deputy foreign minister,” Bahram Qasemi said in a news conference broadcast live on state television on Monday.

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