NEWS
Select Story Type
Obama, Karzai discuss Afghan reconciliation after regional talks in Islamabad
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has spoken to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss efforts to reconcile with elements of the Taliban, including his meeting last week with Pakistani and Iranian leaders.
The White House says Obama and Karzai on Monday discussed regional support for reconciliation in Afghanistan. The conversation came in the wake of a three-day summit in Islamabad with Karzai, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The call also followed Karzai's assertion last week that the U.S., the Afghan government and the Taliban had held three-way talks aimed at moving toward a political settlement of the war.
Karzai on Saturday met with a Taliban-linked Pakistani cleric, Maulana Samiul Haq, in an effort to secure his help in bringing the militant movement's leadership into peace negotiations.
- Rate this story
0
0
0
-
Source: Man says he suffocated Etan Patz, 6-year-old boy who vanished in NYC in 1979
-
UN panel calims evidence of illegal killings, torture by Syrian forces, armed opposition
-
Explosive, hours-long standoff in Beirut kills 2, causes panic
-
Iran rejects West's plan to curb nuclear program without cuts in sanctions against Tehran
-
Syrian opposition council accepts resignation of its Paris-based leader
-
UN panel claims evidence of illegal killings, torture by Syrian forces, armed opposition
-
Officials: 2 dead after hours-long shootout in tense Lebanese capital
-
Watch it, Lady Gaga: Singer's comment about buying fake Rolex sparks backlash in Thailand
COMMENTS