Taliban deny meeting UN envoy to talk peace in Afghanistan

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

KABUL — The Taliban denied Saturday that leaders of the Islamist group fighting to overthrow the Afghan government had met with UN representatives to discuss bringing peace to Afghanistan.

The Taliban issued a statement branding reports of a meeting with the UN's outgoing special representative to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, in Dubai this month as "rumours" and "propaganda".

Referring to itself as "the leading council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" -- as it did during its 1996-2001 rule of the war-torn nation -- the group said the reports were "propaganda by the invading forces against the jihad and mujahideen".

"The leading council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly denies the rumours reported by some international media about talks between Kai Eide and representatives of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," the Taliban said.



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[dipsydoodle]

1. The problem is

that's there Talibans and Talibans and Talibans................. The no such thing as "the" Taliban.

So the problem is exactly which group do you talk to ? :shrug:

Overall I'd say this is a problem with no solution.

[dipsydoodle]

2. In addition, included in the Beeb's link to the subject ,

In another development, an overnight Nato air strike reportedly killed four Afghan government soldiers near Kabul.

An Afghan spokesman in Wardak province said it was unclear what had happened while a US spokesman said only that international forces were investigating an "incident" in the province.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8488813.stm

All repeat after me in a loud voice : SNAFU.