Talks with the Taliban Still Face Many Hurdles
Jason Motlagh, Time | October 25, 2010
Media reports these days are full of the news about negotiations with the Taliban. ++ For many, the USA's decision of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, international support for dialogue and the recent establishment of the peace council by president Karzai, indicate that something is brewing. ++ Nevertheless, there is little evidence to back these claims. ++ If the Taliban were serious for a dialogue, something tangible would already have come to fore. ++ Therefore, the future of the Afghan peace talks still seems to be elusive.
