This is the original BBC-TV interview clip: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8577402.stm

Mr Eide confirmed publicly for the first time that he had secret talks and a series of other contacts over the past year with senior members of the Taliban...Mr Eide spoke to Lyse Doucet at his home in Oslo.
A lot more detail here:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8575623.stm