Karzai asks UN to remove Taliban names from terror list

[Robb]

Source: Agence France-Presse

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked a visiting UN security council delegation on Tuesday to remove the names of some Taliban members from a terror blacklist, the government said.

Karzai met the 15-member committee and requested they "remove names of those Taliban who are not linked to Al-Qaeda", the president's office said.

The UN visit came after a landmark peace meeting in Afghanistan early this month produced a 16-point resolution and called for removing militant leaders from the list.

The jirga advised the government to seek the removal of names -- including those of Mullah Mohammad Omar and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar -- from the UN Security Council blacklist compiled after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Not linked to Al Qaeda, except when http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4973454.stm">Hekmatyar pledged, on video, to fight with them.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Oh, they're "FRIENDLY" Taliban?

How refreshing . . . .

[leftynyc]

2. I would want every American

miliary person removed from Afghanistan before I would support that. then Karzai can play kissy face with whoever he chooses.

[Soylent Brice]

3. this is an intersting scenario.

there's finally a progression towards peace talks, yet they want self-proclaimed al-qaeda friendly taliban members removed from a terror blacklist.

on one hand this move towards peace talks should be commended and encouraged, but at what price? i'm excited and concerned all at the same time.