The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
June 19, 2013

Karzai Suspends U.S. Talks over Taliban Concerns 
-------------------------------------------------


 
The Afghan government will not play a direct role in this week's talks,
but says it will lead the process going forward. On Tuesday, Afghan
President Hamid Karzai said he expects the negotiations will move to
Afghanistan after an undetermined number of meetings in Doha. Confusion
emerged earlier today when a spokesperson announced Karzai has now
suspended security talks with the United States over what he called
"inconsistent statements and action" over the Taliban negotiations.
Karzai reportedly objects to the Taliban naming its new political office
in Qatar the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan."

 

.