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Afghan President Hamid Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16779547BBC News..
29 January 2012 Last updated at 08:54am ET
.Afghan President Hamid Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban
'By Quentin Sommerville and Bilal Sarwary
BBC News, Kabul
The Afghan government is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC has learned.
The landmark meeting will come in the coming weeks, before the establishment of a Taliban office in Qatar, according to Western and Afghan officials.
The Taliban have refused previously to recognise the government of President Hamid Karzai.
Senior officials in Kabul say the Taliban have agreed to the meeting.
