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