Kabul, Rabi'II 17, 1433, Mar 10, 2012, SPA - Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasool will visit Qatar to meet government officials to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban, a ministry spokesman said on Saturday. Rasool is scheduled to leave for Qatar in under ten days, Foreign Ministry spokesman Janan Mosazai told Reuters. The Afghan Taliban announced in January it would open a political office in Qatar. An Afghan government official described Rasool's visit as a "very important step." --SPA 12:15 LOCAL TIME 09:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/977972