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Kerry calls on Afghan Taliban "to enter into a peace process"

Published: 09 Apr 2016 - 06:05 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 04:37 am
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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani speak at the start of their bilateral commission talks at Char Chinar Palace in Kabul on April 9, 2016. / AFP / POOL / JONATHAN ERNST

Kabul: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday called on the Afghan Taliban to restart direct peace talks with Kabul, days after the militant group refused to return to the negotiating table.

"We call on the Taliban to enter into a peace process, a legitimate process that brings an end to violence," he told reporters at a joint press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul.

AFP