KABUL on Sunday ruled out direct negotiations with the Afghan government.
A spokesman for the insurgent movement also spurned a statement from the state minister for peace affairs about plans to hold such a meeting in the next two weeks.
“Intra-Afghan talks will start only after the withdrawal of foreign troops is announced,” said Sohail Shaheen, speaking on behalf of Taliban’s political office in Doha.
Late on Saturday, State Minister Abdul Salam Rahimi said direct talks with the Taliban would be held . . .
