Karzai's 'secret talks' spark suspicions

Al Jazeera has learned of a face-to-face meeting between Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, and Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of a powerful armed group in Afghanistan, alongside Pakistani officials.

Haroun Mir, co-founder and deputy director of the Afghanistan Centre for Research and Policy studies, tells Al Jazeera those secret talks are creating suspicion among Afghans of what the president's intentions are towards its neighbouring country.

He says that as news of the possible negotiations continues to come out, it could lead to a new surge of violence in the country.