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    Talking with the Taliban

    There's new evidence that the US is supporting negotiations aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan. Senior Taliban leaders are being allowed to attend talks in Kabul. Julian Barnes is Pentagon correspondent for the Wall Street Journal .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    There's new evidence that the US is supporting negotiations aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan. Senior Taliban leaders are being allowed to attend talks in Kabul. Julian Barnes is Pentagon correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Robo-Signers, Foreclosures and the Battered Housing Market
    1. 0:00Talking with the TalibanYou’re reading this
    2. 7:31Home Foreclosures and Economic Recovery
    3. 44:14Chinese Communist Party Elders Call for End to Censorship
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