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A former Taliban militant, right, hugs with a police official during a joining ceremony with the Afghan government in Baghlan, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

Open quoteOur goal is to work ourselves out of a job here ... to get a process of reconciliation that is among Afghans. Close quote

  • VICTORIA NULAND,
  • U.S. State Department spokeswoman;the Afghan government, concerned that it is being left out of potential peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban, is pushing to open its own direct negotiations with the insurgent group in Saudi Arabia
Photo: Jawed Basharat / AP | Source: NY Times