A soldier in Gereshk, Afghanistan as Gordon Brown signalled the end of Operation Panther's Claw, which aimed to drive back the Taliban in the country. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA WireFrom The Guardian:
A concerted effort to start unprecedented talks between Taliban and British and American envoys was outlined today in a significant change in tactics designed to bring about a breakthrough in the attritional, eight-year conflict in Afghanistan.
Senior ministers and commanders on the ground believe they have created the right conditions to open up a dialogue with "second-tier" local leaders now that the Taliban have been forced back in a swath of Helmand province.
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Update: Britain calls for Northern Ireland-style peace deal in Afghanistan as two more soldiers are killed in explosions -- The Daily Telegraph
My Comment: On the day that this "proposal for peace talks" is being bandied about, the Taliban have released their guidelines on how they are going to treat prisoners of war.
Hmmmm .... it appears that the Taliban are not on the same page as the U.S. or Britain.