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| Afghanistan | |
| Taliban deny secret talks with Kabul | |
| 2010-10-23 | |
Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, the former Taliban ambassador to Pakistain, said they have not been in contact with the Kabul administration despite recent reports. The hard boy leader said the group will not enter into any dialog until all foreign troops leave the country. "The fundamental problem, the basic problem is the ... occupation of Afghanistan. This is the real problem and the Americans want to ignore that," Rooters quoted Zaeef as saying. "They are interested in peace on their own condition. To be safe, to be here ... and tell other countries 'do that' and they should do it," he added. This is while NATO and Afghan officials say preliminary talks have been held between President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai's government and the Taliban. Karzai, who has been pushing for a negotiated settlement to the country's militancy, has set up a peace council tasked with brokering an end to the war with the Taliban. Earlier in the week, Afghanistan's former president Burhanuddin Rabbani was elected chairman of the council. Commander of the US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan General David Petraeus has recently confirmed the role of US-led foreign troops in taking Taliban leaders to Kabul for talks. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... some Afghan officials have said they doubt that contacts were taking place at senior levels of either the Afghan government or the Taliban. | |
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