Taliban says want no part of tribal peace talks
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The Taliban on Monday backed away from comments they might join tribal councils aimed at ending growing violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Pakistan has rejected suggestions that it is not doing enough to stop attacks in Afghanistan by Taleban fighters and suspected members of al-Qaeda.
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SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - The Taliban on Saturday denied accusations by Afghan leaders the group was being sponsored by Pakistan, an issue souring relations between the two nations.
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The Palestinian Authority on Friday  rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new and  seemingly softer terms for restarting peace talks, saying he  should drop all conditions for dialogue.
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Hizbullah chief on Saturday rejected a UN resolution demanding for his movement military wing to be dismantled, saying the world body&#39;s call served Israeli interests.
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Interim Palestinian leaders have rejected a new and softer position by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to hold talks on peace in the region.
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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday rejected an offer to form a unity government from his foe, saying he wanted mediation following an electoral dispute that has sparked deadly ethnic violence.
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An Afghan militant group threatening to kill three kidnapped foreigners said it was involved in negotiations through a mediator but denied extending the Wednesday deadline for their execution.
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Hundreds of Taliban fighters may abandon  their insurgency in Afghanistan as a result of peace talks  under way between local commanders and President Hamid Karzai's  government, a provincial governor said on Saturday.
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The Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan is unlikely to stage a spring offensive in the volatile eastern region bordering Pakistan, the commander of U.S. forces in that area said Wednesday.
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Afghanistan&#39;s Islamist Taliban militia will have to be involved in the country&#39;s peace process, Britain&#39;s defence minister has said.
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Sailab MahsudTANK/PESHAWAR: Troops faced no resistance when they marched into the former militantsâ strongholds of Dela and Khonkhel in South Waziristan on Friday, while the most-wanted militants penned a peace agreement in Wana promising not to take up
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Militants claiming to hold three United Nations workers hostage said talks on demands, which include the release of Taliban prisoners, had broken down and that they would decide Friday whether to kill the trio.
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Afghanistan's Taliban guerrillas reiterated on Wednesday that they had nothing to do with the kidnapping of three U.N. workers and said they opposed the use of women as hostages for the release of prisoners.
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Iran on Thursday rejected U.S. accusations it is arming the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying an attack on its consulate there showed the hostility of the Sunni militant group towards Shi'ite Iran.
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By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan . The purported leader of Taliban-linked militants holding three UN hostages in Afghanistan said his group is split over whether to &quot;get rid&quot; of
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ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: The government on Friday offered a renewed dialogue with opposition on ways to tackle violence in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan but told the National Assembly that