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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country’s bloody conflict -- and are severing their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussions have told CNN.
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The talks in Mecca took place between September 24 and 27 and involved 11 Taliban delegates, two Afghan government officials, a representative of former mujahadeen commander and U.S. foe Gulbadin Hekmatyar, and three others.
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But U.S.- and Europe-friendly Saudi Arabia’s involvement has been propelled by a mounting death toll among coalition troops amid a worsening violence that has also claimed many civilian casualties.
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The Afghan government believes the Taliban cannot be defeated militar...
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