Karzai welcomes Obama call to reach out to Taliban
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President Hamid Karzai on Sunday welcomed President Barack Obama's call to identify moderate elements of the Taliban and encourage them to reconcile with the Afghan government.
Obama's call "was good news because this has been the stand of the Afghan government," Karzai told a gymnasium full of Afghan women during a speech to commemorate International Women's Day. Obama said in an interview with The New York Times published Sunday that there may be opportunities to reach out to moderates in the Taliban. (AP)
