Afghan Leader Appeals To Taliban To Lay Down Guns (ap)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, are seen prior to a group photo at the Afghanistan Conference at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Major world powers opened talks Thursday seeking an end to the grinding conflict in Afghanistan, drafting plans to hand over security responsibilities to local forces and quell the insurgency with an offer of jobs and housing to lure Taliban fighters to renounce violence. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)AP – Afghanistan’s president appealed to Taliban fighters Sunday to put down their weapons and accept Afghan laws as the government and its international allies push a program to entice militants away from the insurgency.

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