STANDING WATCH - An Afghan Highway Police officer stands watch during a joint reconnaissance mission with U.S. soldiers assigned to the 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment In Robat, Afghanistan, March 17, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Juan ValdesKarzai Holds Peace Talks With Militants -- New York Times/Reuters
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met a senior delegation from the insurgent group Hezb-i-Islami, Karzai's office said on Monday, a first step toward a possible separate peace with a militant faction that rivals the Taliban.
The meeting amounts to Karzai's first confirmed direct contact with the faction, one of the three main groups fighting his government and the U.S. and NATO troops that support it.
Although the talks appeared to be preliminary, the public acknowledgment of the meeting was itself a significant milestone after many months of furtive efforts to reach out.
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