Taleban rejects Karzai peace plan
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The president wants to reach out to moderate Taleban elements
Taleban militants in Afghanistan have rejected an offer of peace talks from Afghan President Hamid Karzai. They have said that there can be no negotiations until foreign troops leave Afghanistan.
There has also been a sceptical reaction from the US over the possibility of negotiations.
On Sunday President Karzai offered to provide security for the Taleban's reclusive leader, Mullah Omar, if he agrees to peace talks.
Mr Karzai made the offer despite the multi-million dollar bounty offered for the militant leader's capture by the United States.
He said that if the US and other Western countries disagreed, they could either leave the country or remove him.