WASHINGTON - The United States has had"a pretty important breakthrough" in peace talks with the Taleban over the past couple of days, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday , but he cautioned that Washington wants to see a significant fall in violence in Afghanistan before starting wider discussions.
The demand to sharply reduce violence has been partly why the talks had been deadlocked, according to a Western diplomat in Kabul. "We hope we can get to a place where we can get a significant reduction in violence, not only on a piece of paper but demonstrated... and if we can get there, if we can hold that posture for a while, then we'll be able to begin the real, serious discussion which is all the Afghans sitting at a table," Pompeo said.
The news of a potential agreement comes amid continued attacks by the Taleban, who control about 40 per cent of Afghanistan, according to Afghan defence officials.
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