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Newshour: 12/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Afghan government urges ceasefire with Taliban

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12/09/2020 20:06 GMT

12/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Afghan government urges ceasefire with Taliban

Afghan government urges ceasefire with Taliban

BBC World Service - Newshour, Afghan government urges ceasefire with Taliban

These are the first formal negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban

These are the first formal negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban and are aimed at ending a forty year conflict.

The Afghan government has called for a ceasefire at the start of the first direct talks with the Taliban in Qatar; the militant group is asking for patience. The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said both sides had a historic opportunity to overcome their divisions.

Also in the programme: Deadly wildfires continue to sweep through US West Coast states; and how Covid-19 is affecting remote indigenous tribes in Brazil.

(Photo: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the opening session of the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar. Credits: EPA).

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