Pakistan arrests ended UN talks with Taliban: ex-UN envoy
The arrest of key Taliban leaders in Pakistan put a halt to secret peace talks with the United Nations, the former UN special representative to Afghanistan said Friday in an interview with the BBC.
Kai Eide, who stepped down from the post earlier this month, confirmed for the first…
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