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Negotiating While Fighting in Afghanistan

Posted on October 15, 2010 by admin

Paul Pillar looks at the initiation of preliminary talks with the Afghan Taliban, and about the Obama administration’s acceptance and even facilitation of such talks.

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Posted on October 15, 2010 by admin

Sign Up For Updates: Translations: Translations of our Report’s Summary Statement are now available in Pashto and Dari (PDF format):

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U.S. Backs Taliban Talks

Posted on October 13, 2010 by admin

U.S.-led international forces in Afghanistan have been helping to facilitate preliminary contacts in Kabul between President Hamid Karzai’s government and Taliban representatives in move that signals a shift by the U.S. to more active support of Afghan reconciliation efforts. The … Continue reading →

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United States must be a part of peace negotiations in Afghanistan.

Posted on October 12, 2010 by admin

Last week saw several reports, including in the Washington Post and the Guardian, claiming renewed or invigorated contacts between the Karzai administration and the Taliban.  This has been reported on several occasions throughout the US’ nine year involvement in the … Continue reading →

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Withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan

Posted on October 12, 2010 by admin

Amitai Etzioni says U.S. goal, to rid Afghanistan of al Qaeda, has been met; only 100 remain. People should not die for fraudulent elections and a corrupt regime. Afghanistan must resolve Taliban issue itself and U.S. should pull out.

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U.S., Karzai say Afghan talks with Taliban limited

Posted on October 11, 2010 by admin

The United States believes reports about secret talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government are exaggerated, a senior U.S. official said, after President Hamid Karzai described them as “unofficial contacts.”

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Want to improve US national security? Cut the defense budget.

Posted on October 7, 2010 by admin

Reining in irresponsible defense spending will combat the most significant threat to our national security: the debt.

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US and Afghan governments make contact with Haqqani insurgents

Posted on October 7, 2010 by admin

US dealing with Haqqani clan – which has close ties to al-Qaida – through Western intermediary.

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Talking with the Taliban?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

Stephen Walt comments in Foreign Policy on reports of high level preliminary peace talks in Afghanistan.

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Taliban in high-level talks with Karzai government, sources say

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

Karen DeYoung, Peter Finn and Craig Whitlock explore recent reports that Taliban representatives and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai have begun secret, high-level talks over a negotiated end to the war.

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