U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center left, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, center right, enter a room to address the media following their discussions in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2012. DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
Afghanistan: Drastic Changes For The Taliban -- Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai, Daily Beast
Afghanistan’s insurgents are thinking of joining the political process—and seeking common cause against Kabul with their old enemies. Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai report.
The Taliban seem never to tire of talking about not talking. They have vowed over and over that they won’t negotiate peace until all foreign forces leave Afghanistan—and that they’ll never under any circumstances sit down with President Hamid Karzai’s “puppet regime.” But now the group’s leadership appears to be reconsidering.
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