US 'in peace talks with Taliban'

[mucifer]

The US is engaged in talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said, in the first high-level confirmation of US involvement.

Mr Karzai said that "foreign military and especially the US itself" were involved in peace talks with the group.

Hours later, suicide bombers attacked a Kabul police station, killing two.

Earlier this month, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said there could be political talks with the Taliban by the end of this year.

The US is due to start withdrawing its 97,000 troops from Afghanistan in July.

It aims to gradually hand over all security operations to Afghan security forces by 2014.

more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13821452

[Thaddeus Kosciuszko]

1. Peace and the Taliban...?

[mucifer]

2. bottom line is we are trying to get out of Afghanistan.

[Scuba]

3. Good. Talking with one's enemy is the path to ending hostilities.....

...can't wait for the Republicans to start calling the Obama Admin "traitors" for this.


In the minds of Republicans, ending wars must be traitorous.

[obxhead]

4. Mission accomplished.

10 years fighting the Taliban and now we give Afghanistan back to them.

Brilliant.

The real question is why it's going to take 3 more fucking years. Send the boats and planes and get our troops HOME!