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| Karzai Denies Formal Talks with Taliban Taking Place |
| 2010-08-23 |
Afghanistan's Caped President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai has said that there is no formal discussion between his government and the Taliban, although he admitted to individual contacts with the former rulers of Kabul. "Of course, there are individual contacts with some Taliban elements -- that's not yet a formal process," Karzai told 'This Week' programme at the ABC television. However, the Afghan leader said that there was a clear course towards possible future talks peace with the pirates of Boskone. "The roadmap is clear. The indications for peace would be that Afghanistan will be ready to talk to those Taliban powers who belong to Afghanistan and are not part of al Qaeda, who are not part of any other terrorist network, who accept the Afghan constitution and the progress that we have achieved in the past so many years," he said. Karzai said talks could also be possible with members of the Taliban willing to return to a normal civilian life and who were not connected to any foreign body outside of Afghanistan. He made his comments after Taliban military inroads in the south and east of the country, and as the group continues to maintain its strongholds in the Afghanistan's north. |
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