King Abdullah hosted talks in city of Mecca at end of 2008 , source says . Saudi Arabia has generally negotiated with Afghanistan through Pakistan . Talks are the first aimed at bringing a peaceful settlement to the Afghan conflict . All parties agree only solution to Afghan conflict is peace , not fighting .
King Abdullah hosted talks in city of Mecca at end of September , source says . Saudi Arabia has generally dealt with Afghanistan through Pakistan . Talks are the first aimed at bringing a negotiated settlement to the Afghan conflict . All parties agreed only solution to Afghan conflict is dialogue , not fighting .