US Afghan Envoy Confirms Talking To Haqqani Insurgents -- M&C
Kabul - The US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday confirmed a meeting with the Haqqani insurgent group, as signs of a dialogue between the United States and rebels continue to grow.
'We had one meeting with Haqqani network,' Marc Grossman told a news conference in Kabul.
His remarks come after US and the Taliban militants confirmed preliminary talks for opening an liaison office for the Taliban in the Qatari capital of Doha - increasing speculation of an end to the decade-long bloody insurgency in this war-torn country.
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My Comment: The Haqqani network is Afghanistan's most dangerous insurgent group. If these talks are true .... and it appears that they are .... signifies a significant step forward in the eventual US withdrawal from Afghanistan.