Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, is pushing ahead with plans to engage with Taliban leaders.<br /><br />He said he has the full backing of the international community following a conference in London last week that discussed ways to curb rampant corruption in the war-torn country.<br /><br />World leaders also pledged millions of dollars for a new fund to pay fighters to lay down arms.<br /><br />However, the Taliban leaders are still refusing to openly engage with the governmnet.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's David Chater reports.<br /><br />Feb 02, 2010
