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Article: Trade route blockades halt Afghan peace talks.

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May 4, 1998
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Peace talks between warring Afghan factions have broken down over the lifting of trade route blockades.

After barely two hours the northern-based opposition walked out of the talks when a lone representative of the Taliban religious army refused to negotiate the lifting of road blockades and the exchange of prisoners.

"They have been suspended indefinitely," said Mr James Ngobe, UN ...

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