Karzai Seeks Help Negotiating With Taliban

Afghan President Hamid Karzai

From CBS News:

Afghan President Has Requested Help Of Saudi King In Thus-Far Fruitless Talks

(CBS/AP) Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday he has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help facilitate peace talks with the Taliban in order to bring an end to the Afghan conflict.

Karzai said there had not yet been any negotiations, only requests for help. But he said that Afghan officials have traveled to both Saudi Arabia and to Pakistan in hopes of ending the conflict.

"For the last two years, I've sent letters to the king of Saudi Arabia, and I've sent messages, and I requested from him as the leader of the Islamic world, for the security and prosperity of Afghanistan and for reconciliation in Afghanistan ... he should help us," Karzai said.

Also Tuesday, the U.S.-led coalition said three of its troops were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.

The coalition did not release any other details, including the nationalities of the troops or the blast's location. Most of the troops in the coalition are American, but it does include forces from several other countries.

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My Comment: A waste of time right now. Let us see what happens in Pakistan, and what are General Petraeus's military observations and recommendations.