Afghan Taliban say US must rebuild trust
<p><span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>, <span word="notably">notably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nascent">nascent</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>, <span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guantanamo">Guantanamo</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Kandahar">Kandahar</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>.</p><p><span word="Syed">Syed</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Akbar">Akbar</span> <span word="Agha">Agha</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tentative">tentative</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shrouded">shrouded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="secrecy">secrecy</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Guantanamo">Guantanamo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Qatari">Qatari</span> <span word="custody">custody</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mistrust">mistrust</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="again">again</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Agha">Agha</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="Tayeb">Tayeb</span> <span word="Agha">Agha</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>.</p>
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