Karzai talks to key insurgent groups

President Hamid Karzai held talks in Kabul on Monday with representatives of one of the key insurgent groups battling his government, as the president continues his high-stakes push for an eventual reconciliation among all of Afghanistan’s warring factions.

President Hamid Karzai held talks in Kabul on Monday with representatives of one of the key insurgent groups battling his government, as the president continues his high-stakes push for an eventual reconciliation among all of Afghanistan’s warring factions.

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The talks were with a small delegation from the Hezb-i-Islami faction, loyal to former mujaheddin commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, whom the US has designated a terrorist.

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