Taliban close Qatar office to protest flag fracas
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The Afghan Taliban have closed their office in Qatar at least temporarily to protest the removal of a sign they had put up identifying the movement as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, a Taliban official said Tuesday.
The office was opened less than a month ago to facilitate peace talks, and has also come under pressure for using the same white flag flown during the Taliban's five-year rule of Afghanistan that ended with the US-led invasion in 2001. Qatar removed the sign and flag last month after Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded so. (AP)
