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Taliban ready for talks, purported spokesman says

From Masoud Popalzai and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN

Updated 3:45 PM EST, Tue January 3, 2012

Taliban fighters stand near their weapons after joining Afghanistan government forces at ceremony in Herat on December 29, 2011

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW: Nuland: "We are prepared to support a process that the Afghans support"

The Taliban have a preliminary deal to open an office in Qatar, a statement says

They want detainees freed from Guantanamo Bay as a
condition for talks

It appears to be their first public offer of talks without a U.S. withdrawal

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/03/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-talks/index.html?hpt=hp_t2




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