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Associated Press Writer = KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will name the members of a council next week to pursue peace talks with insurgents willing to renounce violence, honor the Afghan constitution, and sever ties with terrorist networks.
The announcement came amid a further round of insurgent violence, with seven people, including four policemen, killed by a suicide bomber perched on the back of a motorcycle in the increasingly violent northern province of Kunduz.
At least three people were also killed and 11 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a U.S. Army convoy in the insurgent hotbed of Kandahar, according to local hospitals. NATO said there were no injuries to coalition forces or damage to their vehicles.
A statement issued by Karzai's office called the formation of the High Peace Council a "significant step toward peace talks."
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