Taliban commanders in talks with UN envoy

An international news agency claims that members of the Taliban's leadership council have met secretly with the United Nations representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide to discuss the possibility of laying down their arms.According to the international news agency this meeting between UN representative for Afghanistan and Taliban commanders took place in January in Dubai. They requested a meeting to talk about talks. They want protection, to be able to come out in public. They don't want to vanish into places like Bagram, the official said, referring to a detention center at the main US military base in Afghanistan.