Karzai pushes for Taliban peace talks

Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, is pushing ahead with plans to engage with Taliban leaders.

He said he has the full backing of the international community following a conference in London last week that discussed ways to curb rampant corruption in the war-torn country.

World leaders also pledged millions of dollars for a new fund to pay fighters to lay down arms.

However, the Taliban leaders are still refusing to openly engage with the governmnet.

Al Jazeera's David Chater reports.

Feb 02, 2010