Taliban refuses to take part in Afghanistan peace talks

Taliban refuses to take part in Afghanistan peace talks | World news | The Guardian: 

Following a meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group made up of representatives of the four countries in Kabul in February, officials said they expected direct peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban to begin in early March.
But the Taliban, which calls itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, denied it would be participating in any forthcoming talks in Islamabad. “We reject all such rumours and unequivocally state that the leader of Islamic Emirate has not authorised anyone to participate in this meeting,” the group said on Saturday.