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Credit: Reuters/Ahmad Masood By Hamid Shalizi KABUL | Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:28am EDT KABUL (Reuters) - The hope for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan after almost 10 years of war has increased, President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday, reinforcing his wish for a political settlement to the intractable conflict. During a long address at his presidential palace in the Afghan capital, Karzai made no direct reference to peace talks between his government and the Taliban and other insurgents. But he said Afghanistan and its allies were all working toward a settlement and that he hoped significant improvements would be achieved within one or two years. "Hope for peace in Afghanistan has increased. The international community, our neighbors and all our people are endeavoring a lot toward it," Karzai said. "We are in contact with our neighbors ... so that they endorse this process and we are hopeful that we all see improvement in the security situation and stability of our country within a year or two, compared to what we have today and yesterday," Karzai said. Violence is at its worst across Afghanistan since the Taliban were overthrown by U.S.-backed Afghan forces in late 2001, with civilian and military casualties hitting record levels this year despite the presence of almost 150,000 foreign troops. Progress in the Afghan conflict will be discussed at a NATO summit in Lisbon next month and will be addressed when U.S. President Barack Obama conducts a review of Washington's war strategy in December. A year ago, Obama ordered an extra 30,000 U.S. troops into Afghanistan but also plans to begin drawing down his forces from July 2011, depending on conditions on the ground which include the readiness of Afghan forces to shoulder the security burden. Karzai has established a High Peace Council, the leader of which has indicated he will be flexible about tough conditions set by Karzai for any attempts at mediation with the Taliban. Karzai has long advocated talking with insurgents but has also stressed that they must first renounce violence, cut ties with al Qaeda, and accept the new Afghan constitution. Washington has emphasized similar preconditions. On Wednesday, The New York Times newspaper quoted an unidentified source as saying talks to end the war involved "extensive, face-to-face discussions with Taliban commanders." U.S. General David Petraeus, the commander of foreign troops in Afghanistan, said last week NATO-led forces had facilitated the passage of a senior Taliban leader to Kabul for talks with the Afghan government as part of the reconciliation process. Petraeus said the discussions were preliminary and could not yet be characterized as negotiations. Richard Holbrooke, the senior U.S. envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has said reports about secret talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government were exaggerated and warned against over-emphasizing what he described as unofficial contacts. 1 2 Next World Afghanistan Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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