Afghan President Offers Taliban Leader Safety Deal

This calls for another hearty laugh. The Mayor of Kabul, who is guarded by the Americans and feels safer outside Kabul in foreign countries has extended this olive branch to Taleban's Mullah Omar ~ t

Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered Sunday to provide security for the Taliban's reclusive leader if he agrees to enter peace talks, and suggested that the U.S. and other Western nations could leave the country or oust him if they disagree.

Karzai's comments come as international political and military leaders are increasingly mulling whether negotiating with the Taliban is necessary as the insurgency gains sway in large areas of Afghanistan.