Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabani (L) ,President Hamid Karzai (C) and former Mujahadin leader Pir Sayed Ahmad Gilani, pray during the inauguration ceremony for the High Peace Council, appointed to broker peace with the insurgents in Afghanistan, at the presidential palace in Kabul October 7, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Ahmad MasoodAre The Taliban Really Ready For Peace Talks In Afghanistan? -- Tom Peter, Christian Science Monitor
Despite the Afghan government’s declaration that the Taliban is ready for official peace talks, Taliban statements have indicated otherwise, underscoring the difficulty of dealing with a multifaceted insurgency.
Kabul, Afghanistan -- The Taliban may be ready to sit down with the Afghan government for official peace talks, said Burhanuddin Rabbani, the head of Afghanistan’s new High Peace Council and a former president, amid recent reports of unofficial preliminary contact with Taliban members.
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