Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say the long-awaited peace talks with the negotiating team selected by the Afghan government are to begin on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar. The announcement on Thursday came in a statement from the Taliban in Qatar, where the insurgents maintain a political office, and also as an announcement from Qatar’s foreign ministry. The spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani confirmed in a tweet that their delegation will be in Qatar’s capital