Karzai sacks Afghan attorney general over meeting with Taliban peace negotiators
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sacked Attorney General Muhammad Isaaq Aloko for holding an unauthorized meeting with Taliban peace negotiators in Dubai, Reuters cited a senior official and a lawmaker as saying. However, an official in Aloko’s office denied the report, saying that the attorney general was at Kabul’s presidential palace “celebrating Independence Day” on Monday. The senior official said some Cabinet members were trying to persuade Karzai to reinstate Aloko. Peace talks with the Taliban have dragged on since 2010, but have been marked by a series of missteps and delays.
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