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CNN.com
Sources: Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace
* Story Highlights
* King Abdullah hosted talks in city of Mecca at end of September, source
says
* Saudi Arabia has generally dealt with Afghanistan through Pakistan
* Talks are the first aimed at bringing a negotiated settlement to the
Afghan conflict
* All parties agreed only solution to Afghan conflict is dialogue, not
fighting
By Nic Robertson
CNN Senior International Correspondent
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with
the Afghan government to end the country's bloody conflict -- and are severing
their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussions have told
CNN.
The militia, which has been intensifying its attacks on the U.S.-led coalition
that toppled it from power in 2001 for harboring Osama bin Laden's terrorist
network, has been involved four days of talks hosted by Saudi Arabia's King
Abdullah, says the source.
The talks -- the first of their kind aimed at resolving the lengthy conflict in
Afghanistan -- mark a significant move by the Saudi leadership to take a direct
role in Afghanistan, hosting delegates who have until recently been their
enemies.
They also mark a sidestepping of key "war on terror" ally Pakistan, frequently
accused of not doing enough to tackle militants sheltering on its territory,
which has previously been a conduit for talks between the Saudis and
Afghanistan.
According to the source, fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar -- high
on the U.S. military's most-wanted list -- was not present, but his
representatives were keen to stress the reclusive cleric is no longer allied to
al Qaeda.
Details of the Taliban leader's split with al Qaeda have never been made public
before, but the new claims confirm what another source with an intimate
knowledge of the militia and Mullah Omar has told CNN in the past.
The current round of talks, said to have been taken two years of intense
behind-the-scenes negotiations to come to fruition, is anticipated to be the
first step in a long process to secure a negotiated end to the conflict.
But U.S.- and Europe-friendly Saudi Arabia's involvement has been propelled by
a mounting death toll among coalition troops amid a worsening violence that has
also claimed many civilian casualties.
A Saudi source familiar with the talks confirmed that they happened and said
the Saudis take seriously their role in facilitating discussions between
parties to the conflict.
A second round of talks is scheduled to take place in two months, the Saudi
source said.
The Afghan government believes the Taliban cannot be defeated militarily, and
the Taliban believe that they can't win a war against the U.S.-led coalition in
Afghanistan, the Saudi source said.
The involvement of the Saudis is also seen as an expression of fear that Iran
could take advantage of U.S. failings in Afghanistan, as it is seen to be doing
in Iraq.
Several Afghan sources familiar with Iranian activities in Afghanistan have
said Iranian officials and diplomats who are investing in business and building
education facilities are lobbying politicians in Kabul. Learn more about King
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia »
The Afghan sources wish to remain anonymous due to their political roles.
Coalition commanders regularly accuse Iran of arming the Taliban, and Western
diplomats privately suggest that Iran is working against U.S. interests in
Afghanistan, making it harder to bring peace.
Saudi sources say perceived Iranian expansionism is one of Saudi Arabia's
biggest concerns. VideoWatch CNN's Nic Robertson report on the meeting »
The talks in Mecca took place between September 24 and 27 and involved 11
Taliban delegates, two Afghan government officials, a representative of former
mujahadeen commander and U.S. foe Gulbadin Hekmatyar, and three others.
King Abdullah broke fast during the Eid al-Fitr holiday with the 17-member
Afghan delegation -- an act intended to show his commitment to ending the
conflict. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of
fasting. Learn more about Ramadan »
Saudi Arabia was one of only three countries that recognized the Taliban
leadership during its rule over Afghanistan in the 1990s, but that relationship
was severed over Mullah Omar's refusal to hand over bin Laden.
During the talks, described as an ice breaker, all parties agreed that the only
solution to Afghanistan's conflict is through dialogue, not fighting.
Further talks are expected in Saudi Arabia involving this core group and others.
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