Topic: Taliban opens an office in Doha,Qatar

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/06/18/193065932/taliban-will-open-political-office-in-doha

U.S. officials say the Taliban has agreed to begin long-stalled negotiations with the Afghan and American governments at the group's new political office in Doha, Qatar.

The talks with the U.S. could begin in days, NPR's Scott Horsley tells our Newscast unit. He says the milestone agreement comes after months of "diplomatic spadework."

Taliban spokesman Muhammad Naim announced the opening of the Doha office during a joint news conference Tuesday with Qatar's foreign minister. Naim emphasized two points: that the Taliban oppose the use of Afghan soil to threaten other countries and that they support an Afghan peace process.

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