Taliban: Ready For 'Meaningful' Talks to End War

Afghanistan’s Taliban says it’s ready to open meaningful negotiations for ending the war provided all its “legitimate demands” are met. “To end fighting, we are ready to initiate meaningful negotiations with all concerned sides,” says a statement issued by the Islamist insurgency’s media wing on Thursday. It reiterated that the U.S.-led “occupation” of Afghanistan should end “in all its shapes, an Islamic government should be established “ and there should be no foreign...

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