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POLITICS: Afghan Peace Talks Widen US-UK Rift on War Policy

ipsnews.net » 2008 » October » 9th » POLITICS: Afghan Peace Talks Widen US-UK Rift on War Policy

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (IPS) - The beginning of political talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban revealed by press accounts this week is likely to deepen the rift that has just erupted in public between the United States and its British ally over the U.S. commitment to an escalation of the war in Afghanistan … Continue Reading »

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