After US-Taliban talks, Iran also confirms dialogue - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Al-Monitor Staff

Dec 27, 2018

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran speaks during the first meeting of national security secretaries of Afghanistan, China, Iran, India and Russia, in the Iranian capital Tehran on September 26, 2018. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) — Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, speaks during the first meeting of national security secretaries of Afghanistan, China, Iran, India and Russia, in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Sept. 26, 2018. — ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images

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