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Despite peace talks breakthrough, Afghan leader under pressure at home

Source: Reuters - Wed, 8 Jul 2015 22:00 GMT

Author: Reuters

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By Hamid Shalizi

KABUL, July 9 (Reuters) - If Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was savouring inaugural peace talks with Taliban insurgents held in Pakistan on Wednesday, celebrations of the milestone he has worked so hard to reach may be short-lived.

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