Karzai, angry over Taliban"s Qatar office, quits peace, security talks

(CNN) — Afghanistan has suspended security talks with the United States, Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office said Wednesday.

“In view of the contradiction between acts and the statements made by the United States of America in regard to the Peace Process, the Afghan government suspended the negotiations,” his office said.

Washington has been negotiating a bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan which would dictate the terms of an extension for U.S. troops past 2014 and could provide the basis for any future NATO role.

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Karzai, angry over Taliban"s Qatar office, quits peace, security talks