Mattis: Some Taliban have shown interest in talks to end Afghan war

The Hill: The United States has seen signs that some elements of the Taliban are interested in talking about ending the 16-year war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Tuesday.

“There is interest that we’ve picked up from the Taliban side even going before the Kabul conference,” Mattis said, referring to an international conference last month in which Afghanistan’s president offered the Taliban talks without preconditions.

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