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Newshour: 05/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Are the Afghan peace talks finally about to begin?

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Are the Afghan peace talks finally about to begin?

05/09/2020 20:06 GMT

05/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Are the Afghan peace talks finally about to begin?

BBC World Service - Newshour, Are the Afghan peace talks finally about to begin?

Taliban return to Doha for long-anticipated peace talks with the Afghan government.

As the Afghan government and the Taliban move closer to peace talks, we speak to one of the few female delegates who last month survived an attack by gunmen. 

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(Photo: Fawzia Koofi is one of the few Afghan women to have attended talks with the Taliban. Credit: AFP)

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