Karzai calls on Taliban to end violence

Afghan President Hamid Karzai today urged Taliban militants to end the violence raging across the country and join forces with his government to help in the country’s reconstruction.

“I want them to return to us with their guns and to serve their countrymen,” Karzai said during a military parade marking the 14th anniversary of the mujahedeen victory over the Communist government, which was followed by a bloody four-year civil war.