Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling for peace and is reaching out a hand to the Taliban.
More than 2,700 people including some 1,100 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan this year, according to aid agencies.Deborah Lutterbeck reports.SOUNDBITES: Afghan President Hamid Karzai, saying (Dari): "Those of our brothers, those Afghan Taliban who are afraid, or for whatever reason have left their country and have taken up arms against their country and people, I hope they will return to their homeland. A few days ago I called upon their leader, Mullah Omar, and said 'My brother, my dear, come back to your homeland, come and work for the peace and good of your people."
Nato's Brigadier General Richard Blanchette
