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Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks with Taliban

In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group, according to a source familiar with the talks. <p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_world?a=ALzuvf"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_world?i=ALzuvf" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?a=mAQuM"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?i=mAQuM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?a=GPteM"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?i=GPteM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?a=IgwIm"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?i=IgwIm" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?a=xwmjM"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?i=xwmjM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?a=65sGm"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_world?i=65sGm" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~4/412221661" height="1" width="1"/>