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Taliban say Not Involved in Kabul Peace Talks

KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban are not involved in peace talks between an insurgent faction and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and will not agree to talks until Western troops are withdrawn from the country, a spokesman said on Tuesday. Karzai’s office said on...

Yemen-US Discuss Anti-Terrorism Measures

SANAA (AFP) – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has met a senior US defence official to discuss fighting terrorism amid a warning of Al-Qaeda maritime attacks, the official Saba news reported. Saleh’s Monday meeting with James Clapper, the US undersecretary of...
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Relatives mourn during a funeral procession for Iraqi municipal officials in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)