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Karzai's Office Denies President Met With Haqqani

June 30 2010

Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai reportedly met with insurgent leader Sirajuddin Haqqani in Kabul over the weekend, Al Jazeera (Qatar) reports. The account was refuted by Karzai's office.

Haqqani was said to have been accompanied by Pakistan's army chief and the head of the intelligence services, Afghan and Pakistani sources said.

The Haqqani network, one of the three main militant groups in Afghanistan, is believed to be based in the tribal areas of Pakistan.

The president's...

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