BRUSSELS, – NATO hailed the start of peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government on Saturday as an “historic opportunity”, while warning that violence in the country remained “unacceptably high.” “This is an historic opportunity. #NATO stands with #Afghanistan to preserve the gains made & to ensure the country never again becomes a safe haven for terrorists,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrote on Twitter. In a longer statement from the Western military alliance, it said that the peace talks underway in Qatar were “an important step toward … Continue reading NATO hails Afghan talks as ‘historic opportunity’