U.S. deal with Taliban breaks down

By Karen DeYoung / The Bulletin
December 23, 2011

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, as part of an accelerated push toward an endgame in Afghanistan, last month reached a tentative accord with Taliban negotiators that would have included the transfer of five Afghans from U.S. detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the Taliban’s public....

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