Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Report: U.S. officials met with Haqqani network

As the Haqqani network was stepping up attacks in and around Kabul, U.S. officials met secretly with the militant group tied to al-Qaida and Pakistan, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The meeting, which took place before the group launched a high-profile, 20-hour assault on the U.S. embassy last month, was intended to start discussions on the way to wind down the war. Pakistani and U.S. officials told The Journal that the early effort has so far "yielded little."  Read More

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