Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Taliban call off talks with U.S. as tensions mount in Afghanistan http://www.pri.org/stories/world/asia/taliban-call-off-talks-with-u-s-as-tensions-mount-in-afghanistan-8949.html Asia Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:09:00 -0500 U.S. officials in Afghanistan are on the defensive on a number of fronts. They have a U.S. soldier accused of massacring 16 civillians, a controversy over the burning of Korans and now the Taliban has suspended peace talks with the U.S. — an effort that's been years in the making. PRI: Public Radio International