Hindus, Sikhs to get Afghan parliament seat, says Karzai

KABUL: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has issued a legislative decree that gives minority Hindus and Sikhs a seat in the country's next parliamentarian election.

A statement Wednesday from the presidency said the seat would be in the parliament's lower house.

The addition would make the parliament now have 250 seats.

Taliban chief could seek election, says Karzai

BERLIN: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told a German newspaper that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar could run for president in elections next year.

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Karzai's government has agreed the Taliban can open an office in Qatar if the group breaks all ties with al-Qaida and renounces terrorism. Karzai was in Qatar Sunday to discuss the issue.

Karzai said in an interview published Tuesday by the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung that authorities have ``sporadic contacts'' with the Taliban. He said that the Afghan constitution is valid for all Afghans and ``the Taliban also should benefit from it.''