Taliban Reportedly Held Secret Talks In Norway Over Opening Office In Qatar, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide Says

Taliban Reportedly Held Secret Talks In Norway
Qatari Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri (C) cuts the ribbon alongside a member of the Taliban's office Jan Mohammad Madani (L) at the opening ceremony of the new Taliban political office in Doha on June 18, 2013. The office is intended to open dialogue with the international community and Afghan groups for a 'peaceful solution' in Afghanistan Naim told reporters. AFP PHOTO / FAISAL AL-TIMIMI (Photo credit should read FAISAL AL-TIMIMI/AFP/Getty Images)
Qatari Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri (C) cuts the ribbon alongside a member of the Taliban's office Jan Mohammad Madani (L) at the opening ceremony of the new Taliban political office in Doha on June 18, 2013. The office is intended to open dialogue with the international community and Afghan groups for a 'peaceful solution' in Afghanistan Naim told reporters. AFP PHOTO / FAISAL AL-TIMIMI (Photo credit should read FAISAL AL-TIMIMI/AFP/Getty Images)

OSLO, June 18 (Reuters) - Taliban officials held secret negotiations in Norway over the past several months that played a significant role in the opening of the Taliban's office in Qatar, foreign minister Espen Barth Eide told state broadcaster NRK on Wednesday.

The Afghan Taliban opened an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war, saying it wanted a political solution that would bring about a just government and end foreign occupation. (Reporting by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Michael Roddy)

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