The United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates has confirmed that there have been what he described as "preliminary" contacts with the Taliban in Afghanistan.________________________________________, but he stressed that military pressure on the Taliban was still needed.
Speaking on an American television, Mr Gates said along with other countries,the US state department has been conducting what he called "outrage talks".
Speaking on American television, Mr Gates said that along with other countries the US state department had been conducting what he called outreach talks