Karzai 'accepts' Taliban office in Qatar

Hamid Karzai, the Afghanistan president, has said he will accept the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar for the purpose of holding peace talks.

If the United States insists that the armed group establish a liaison office in Qatar, "we are agreed", Karzai said in a presidential statement on Tuesday.

Earlier this month, Kabul recalled its ambassador to Qatar for consultations over reports that the Taliban was planning to open an office in the gulf country.

As the 2014 deadline for the US led forces to pull out nears, there has been a growing need to engage the Islamists for a durable peace in the country.

It has been identified that a proper address for Taliban will help facilitate the talks.

The US and its NATO allies have been pursuing a war against the Taliban, but the armed group remains a force to be reckoned with, despite a decade of war.

One complication to negotiations with the Taliban is that many Afghans still view them with suspicion and say they should answer for their past crimes.

Al Jazeera's Jennifer Glasse reports From Kabul.

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[sameer594]

Zindabad Taliban Mujahideen Islam

[Pashtun717]

Death for USA .not only for us Marin .

[eastariel]

President Karzai,

Yes, U.S. soldiers make mistakes sometimes. It would be nice if in the future 100% of our soldiers perfectly follow the U.S. military's requirements in treating the dead enemy soldiers' bodies with respect.

Sorry if our soldiers aren't 100% perfect. Please forgive their mistakes in the line of duty. And instead of us condemning them for their occasional mistakes, please remember instead that they are far from home in a confusing land, risking their own lives to protect us all.

[TheMuslimConnection]

wow munafiqs Galore sell outs major kufr they all should be killed

[MrBiiiigBro]

@dfaridon, fuck ur moms ass n pussy with missile, bastard.

[MrBiiiigBro]

@nagamora, u r right Mullah Omar is legend. n Taliban will finish american motherfuckers.

[jasonthedragon73]

@Migueljs16 Where did I say it's a war? Or an occupation? I know what it is..and who the fuck is Bob?

[Migueljs16]

@jasonthedragon73 No military can police and win a gorrilla war... never in history has it been done.

Now if the USA wanted to be like Nazi germany and simply ethnicly kill everyone... innocent and Taliban, that would be so much easier and cost effective... not to mention super fast.

Its not a war, its a occupation... learn your facts bob

[jasonthedragon73]

These guys give the most powerful military in the world so much trouble. USA know they can't win. Allahu Akbar.

[gladefoam]

@hassan2984 I want to place an order for 3 hand grenades, 2 AKs and 5 kgs of C-4. Can you please connect me to the supply manager Achmed?