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Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai could play a key role in plugging India into the Taliban&rsquo;s governing council that is currently running Afghanistan.</p>
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The Shimla educated Karzai, a frequent visitor to New Delhi,&nbsp; is a familiar figure among India&rsquo;s political elite.</p>
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A Pashtun belonging to the Popalzai clan, Karzai is now part of the 12-member council that is currently governing Afghanistan, following the Taliban&rsquo;s takeover of Kabul on August 15.</p>
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On Tuesday, Karzai and former Vice President Abdullah Abdullah, of Tajik ethnicity&mdash;also a familiar face in India&mdash;are part of the new council. Others include Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, with whom India has and outreach and former foreign minister Hanif Atmar.</p>
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The 12-member council in the making included Abdul Ghani Baradar, Mullah Yaqub, and Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani of the infamous Haqqani network.</p>
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Karzai immediately assumed the role of elder statesman as soon as the Taliban overran Kabul on August 15. In a widely circulated video message ,Karzai appeared with his daughters by his side, calling for a joint effort to save Afghanistan.</p>
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&quot;I would like to inform Kabul residents that my family and I, my daughters, are all here,&quot; he observed.</p>
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&quot;I hope the country&#39;s problems are solved through talks and negotiations,&quot; he said, striking the pragmatic tone he was known for during his years in power.</p>
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&quot;I also ask all the security forces and the Taliban forces, wherever they are, to protect the lives and properties of the people and focus on the security of people.&quot;</p>
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Ever since, Karzai has been busy, serving as a bridge between foreign nations and the Taliban.</p>
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On Wednesday, Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah met with Iran&rsquo;s ambassador in Kabul focusing on ways to restore stability in Afghanistan.</p>
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Tehran Times is reporting that during talks with Iran&rsquo;s envoy Bahador Aminian, Karzai discussed formation of an inclusive government, which would end the power vacuum in the country. Simultaneously, it would enjoy national and international legitimacy as well.</p>
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Karzai&rsquo;s accommodation in the mainstream apparently followed his meeting with Anas Haqqani, senior functionary of the Haqqani network — an important faction of the Taliban. Abdullah Abdullah, was also present in the meeting.</p>
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Karzai&rsquo;s spokesperson said the meeting&rsquo;s aim was to work out a meeting with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar&mdash;the Taliban&rsquo;s face during the Doha negotiations with US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad. Baradar returned to Afghanistan last week for the first time in two decades.</p>
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