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U.S.-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday: source
ReutersDOHA (Reuters) - Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely to take place on Thursday as had been expected, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Asked if the meeting would happen on Thursday, the...Tags: Doha (Qatar), Taliban, Afghanistan, Qatar
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WRAPUP 5-Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
Reuters* Angry Karzai says to stay out of talks * Taliban flag and banner in Doha stir controversy * U.S. secretary of state to travel to Qatar this week * Four American soldiers killed in attack on Bagram base (Recasts, adds Kerry-Karzai phone calls, timing...Tags: Terrorism, U.S. Military, U.S. Congress, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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US-MUSIC Summary
ReutersHas Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, "I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel." And while the rapper's got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels),...Tags: NBA Finals, The New York Times, Tom Hanks, Entertainment Events, Hospitals and Clinics
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Afghan president cancels security talks with U.S.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's president abruptly canceled ongoing security negotiations with the U.S., with his office charging Wednesday that the Obama administration had said one thing and done another while arranging peace talks with the...
Tags: Angela Merkel, Hamid Karzai, Berlin (Germany), NATO, Taliban
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Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
ReutersKABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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...Tags: John Kerry, Philosophy, Peace Negotiations, Politics, Terrorism
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT June 19
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday his government would not join U.S. peace talks with the Taliban and halted negotiations with Washington on a troop pact, underscoring the fragile nature of hopes for a...Tags: James P. Hoffa, European Union, Bashar Assad, Politics, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Afghans quit talks with Taliban before they begin
McClatchy Foreign StaffKABUL, Afghanistan Less than a day after the Taliban opened a new political office in Qatar, the prospects for peace talks that it represented for war-weary Afghanistan faltered. The Afghan government said Wednesday that it wouldn't send...Tags: John Kerry, Peace Negotiations, Politics, U.S. Military, NATO
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Our cranky man in Kabul
No sooner had the U.S. announced that it would reopen long-stalled peace negotiations with the Taliban this week than Afghan President Hamid Karzai rushed to throw cold water on the idea. Mind you, the mercurial Mr. Karzai had been on board with the...Tags: Nouri Maliki, Politics, NATO, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended U.S. anti-terrorism tactics on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling wary Germans Washington was not spying on the emails of ordinary citizens and promising to step up efforts to close the Guantanamo...Tags: G8, Russia, European Union, Bashar Assad, George W. Bush
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Journalist Michael Hastings dies; autopsy results will take weeks
Los Angeles County coroner's officials said Wednesday the body recovered from a fiery, single-car crash in Hollywood that apparently killed journalist Michael Hastings will likely undergo an autopsy Thursday. But an official cause of death and closure...Tags: Rolling Stone, George Polk Awards, Transportation Accidents, Stanley A. McChrystal, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with U.S. amid Taliban peace process
ReutersKABUL, June 19 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided to suspend talks on a security pact with the United States, accusing Washington of mixed messages regarding peace talks with the Taliban, his spokesman said on Wednesday. "In a...Tags: Hamid Karzai, U.S. Military, Taliban, Afghanistan
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Michael Hastings' death remains under investigation
Authorities are continuing to sort out the details of an auto accident that apparently claimed the life of award-winning journalist Michael Hastings. The death of the 33-year-old Hastings was announced by his employer, BuzzFeed, which said he died in...
Tags: New York University, Iraq, Transportation Accidents, Politics, Motorvehicle Accidents
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