In Afghanistan, Taliban today rejected reports of secret meetings with the Afghan government in a bid to resume long-stalled peace negotiations. <br/><br/>Afghan officials had claimed they held two meetings since September in Doha, after the news was first reported by Britain's The Guardian newspaper. <br/><br/>The Guardian said, the talks were attended by Mullah Abdull Manan Akhund, brother of Taliban founder and long-time leader Mullah Omar who died in 2013. <br/><br/>But Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, in a statement rejected any reports of talks or meetings and insisted that their hard line policy remains unchanged.