U.S. not in direct talks with Taliban: Holbrooke (Reut

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/ts_nm/us_afghan_usa_talks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100207/i/r1717643221.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=4zT0v7yFIAUaLkKos_uRvQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, speaks during a discussion with journalists in Kabul January 17, 2010. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The United States is not in direct talks with the Afghan Taliban, and any eventual discussions would have to go hand in hand with military success, U.S. Special Representative Richard Holbrooke said on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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