The idea of a negotiated settlement to the Afghan war gained new currency this week. At a conference in London, Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed to the international community to help his government reintegrate disaffected Taliban fighters.
And today a UN official said its mission chief had met with Taliban representatives earlier this month in a diplomatic overture.
In our weekly roundtable, James Rubin, an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a former assistant secretary of state in the Clinton administration, and Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs magazine, join Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss the pitfalls and possibilities of negotiating with the Taliban.
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David Chater of Al Jazeera English reports on talk held in Maldives between Taliban commanders and Afghan government officials.
02/02/2010 :: 03:50:06 PM
neolithic cave painter Says:
We don’t have much to gain with these guys, because they are so upset with US policy toward Palestine. We don’t win wars with crazy folks with a real issue of justice like justice for Palsetine. It is time to stop wasting money and lives and come home. Maybe we could read up on the Ten Commandments, but I dont think it is very clear about living is such a was as to cause the least amount of pain and suffering to other living beings - including humans beings - even the lowly Palestinian beings!!!