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Afghan gov't forces beef up security ahead of 4-nation talks

Xinhua, February 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Afghan government has beefed up security measures ahead of holding four-nation talks on Afghan peace talks expected to open within hours on Tuesday.

The fourth round of the key four-nation talks which include Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States is expected to open in Kabul within hours, planed to work out to find a roadmap for bringing Taliban into negotiating table with Afghan government to find negotiated settlement to the lingering Afghan crisis.

Afghan officials are hopeful that the fourth round of the four-nation talks could set a date for holding direct dialogue between Afghan government and Taliban militants.

The hardliner Taliban militants, however, have yet to express any green light to join the peace talks. Enditem