Headway In Taliban Talks May Be Months Off: Gates

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Sun, 06/19/2011 - 6:09am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It could be months before efforts to broker a peace deal between the Afghan government and the Taliban bear fruit, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview aired on Sunday.

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