Indonesia seeks to broker Taliban peace deal in Afghanistan

Former Vice President Kalla reveals travel to Kabul and Qatar for talks

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Afghan security officials stand guard on the outskirts of Helmand, Afghanistan, on Feb. 8. Amid growing distrust over the future of peace talks, Taliban leaders have called commanders back from their winter break earlier than usual. © EPA/Jiji

RANDY MULYANTO, Contributing writer

JAKARTA -- Former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said he has traveled to Afghanistan and Qatar several times in recent months to help broker a peace deal between the government in Kabul and the Taliban insurgent group.

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