Taliban hold rare talks with Afghan politicians in Moscow The Taliban are holding an extraordinary meeting with high-ranking Afghan politicians -- including women -- in Moscow, where rivals of President Ashraf Ghani called for an interim government as they negotiated without him. President Ashraf Ghani is being pushed to the sidelines as the Taliban ignore his overtures for peace and negotiate instead with his friends, and enemies, over the future of Afghanistan. IMAGES of the talks AND SOUNDBITES of Afghan opposition leaders