Karzai 'already in talks with allies of former Taliban leader' The Taliban's former chief spokesman has revealed that top-level talks are being held between the Afghan government of Hamid Karzai and key lieutenants of the former Taliban leader Mullah Omar. His disclosure that the Taliban "cabinet in exile" is engaged in negotiations appeared to contradict the statement to Parliament yesterday by Gordon Brown that hardline Taliban leaders would be isolated from talks over the future of Afghanistan.
Aust to 'stay the course' in Afghanistan Australia's new Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has reaffirmed Australia's troop commitment in Afghanistan at talks in Edinburgh between eight countries. Mr Fitzgibbon reaffirmed Australian's commitment to Afghanistan for the long-term but he refused to say how long. "We are there for the long-term, we think this is an important campaign and we will of course stay the course," he said.
UK PM Says Iran Sanctions Still Needed Sanctions against Iran are still necessary despite a U.S. intelligence finding that Tehran has abandoned its pursuit of nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday. Brown, who has pushed for stronger sanctions to target Iran's oil and gas industries, said the Iranian regime has not offered a full explanation of why it is enriching uranium.
EU promises 'robust' action against Iran European diplomats here promised "robust" action from the European Union on Iran and said the EU will enact its own sanctions if the UN Security Council approves a weak third resolution, despite a US intelligence report saying Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago.
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