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Taliban-US peace efforts create rift in ranks of terror outfit 

US-led efforts to make peace with the Taliban have created turmoil in the ranks of the militant group, deepening rifts between those in favour of reconciliation and those determined to continue the war, according to US and Afghan officials. 

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