Hamid Karzai reaches out to 'Taliban brothers' in Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai reaches out to 'Taliban brothers' in Afghanistan

He promised an inclusive government and said he would "eradicate the stain of corruption" as his foreign backers pressured him to clean up his regime.

In a televised speech he said: "We call on our Taliban brothers to come home and embrace their land".

Mr Karzai's previous calls for talks with Mullah Mohammad Omar, former head of the Taliban regime, have so far been snubbed.

Negotiations with moderate elements, said to be motivated by local disputes and money rather than ideology, have also failed to bring significant defections.

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