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Taliban say they are ready to resume peace talks
Taliban spokesperson Mujahid says if talks start, they will resume from the stage where it stopped
Election commission says it would recount ballots from more than 8,000 polling stations
The Afghan govt stands on high political ground, whereas the Taliban have lost the edge they had before the election
Khalilzad in Kabul for first time since deal with Taliban collapsed in September
Afghan presidential palace, Foreign Office release conflicting statements over Taliban’s 12-member visit to Pakistan
Official final results will be announced by the Independent Election Commission
Pakistani PM, Afghanistan president discuss peace process and upcoming elections in phone call
Taliban seek to delegitimise any resulting government by minimising turnout
Interior ministry spokesman says security forces taking "serious measures" to protect candidates