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New Priority for President Karzai: Reaching Out to the Taliban
Officials of 70 nations are meeting in London to map out ways of ending eight years of war in Afghanistan. Last year was the worst yet in the fight with the Taliban, but the theme of the meeting is reconciliation, starting with President Hamid Karzai. John Burns is London Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readOfficials of 70 nations are meeting in London to map out ways of ending eight years of war in Afghanistan. Last year was the worst yet in the fight with the Taliban, but the theme of the meeting is reconciliation, starting with President Hamid Karzai. John Burns is London Bureau Chief for the New York Times.
