US begins secret talks with Taliban in Afghanistan: Aaj News

[Naveed Yaseen]

KARACHI (October 30 2009): The US has started secret talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, Aaj News reported. Quoting unnamed sources, the channel said that the US decided to hold secret talks with the Taliban with a view to engaging them in Afghanistan's political process.

The channel further said that the US sought assurance from the Taliban that al Qaeda would not carry out any vengeful activity in US or other western countries. Quoting sources, the channel further said that the CIA had begun secret talks with a Taliban commander who was identified by the channel as Mullah Birather. The possibility of an exit of US forces from Afghanistan was also discussed in these talks. Pakistani and US diplomatic sources confirmed that the US had begun secret talks with the Taliban.

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