Afghan army and police trainees stand in formation as U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III tours the Joint Security Academy Southwest in Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2010. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen Taliban Peace Talks Come To A Halt -- Asia Times
Efforts to begin a process of reconciliation with the Taliban have completely failed as Washington has refused to give any of the guarantees demanded by the Taliban as a prerequisite to sitting at the negotiation table, a Taliban representative has told Asia Times Online.
Should the breakdown prove permanent, the coming year promises to be a very tough one in Afghanistan as well as in Pakistan's tribal areas, home to militants and al-Qaeda.
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