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Afghanistan suspends talks after US-Taliban move | |
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Afghanistan has suspended talks under way in Kabul on a bilateral security agreement with the US. | |
A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken in protest over inconsistencies in proposed US direct talks with the Taliban. | |
The row centres on the name given to the Taliban office, which opened in Qatar on Tuesday, the spokesman said. | |
US-Afghan talks are to determine the nature of US military presence after foreign troops withdraw in 2014. | |
"There is a contradiction between what the US government says and what it does regarding Afghanistan peace talks," President Karzai's spokesman Aimal Faizi said. | |
"The president suspended the talks with the US this morning," said Mr Faizi. | |
"The president is not happy with the name of the office. We oppose the title the 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan' because such a thing doesn't exist". | |
"The US was aware of the president's stance." | |
The move comes a day after the US announced it would open direct peace talks with the Taliban. | |
President Karzai had said his government would also send delegates to Qatar to talk to the Taliban. |