U.S. hopes to get Taliban peace talks 'back on track'

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is still hoping to have peace talks with the Taliban and Afghan officials but is not sure it will be possible, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Monday. Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said at a media briefing that there have been hopeful signs for the talks. "We want to see if we can get it back on track," he said. "We don't know whether that's possible." A new date for discussions has not yet been set and James Dobbins, the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has not met with Taliban representatives, Ventrell said. ...

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