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Talking With the Taliban (www.nytimes.com)

Afghanistan’s swift unraveling has created new — and in some quarters unrealistic — enthusiasm for talks with the Taliban. We agree that there should be a serious effort to win over... More

Tags: taliban,afghanistan,us military,afghan government,tribal leaders,militants

Submitted 13 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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U.S.-Afghan rift builds around Karzai's overture to Taliban (www.mcclatchydc.com)

Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents rejected an offer of talks from Kabul Monday and threatened for the first time to strike a target in the West, suggesting many years of violent conflict to... More

Tags: afghanistan,taliban,insurgents,kabul,us,us military,usafghan relations,afghan government

Submitted 16 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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Afghan government reaches out to tribes (www.usatoday.com)

Afghanistan's government has stepped up efforts to win the cooperation of tribal leaders to try to build security at the village level and fend off the Taliban. The strategy has the backing of... More

Tags: afghan government,tribes,troops,alqaeda,coalition forces,afghanistan

Submitted 27 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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U.S. Study Is Said to Warn of Crisis in Afghanistan (www.nytimes.com)

A draft report by American intelligence agencies concludes that Afghanistan is in a “downward spiral” and casts serious doubt on the ability of the Afghan government to stem the rise in the... More

Tags: intelligence,us,american intelligence,afghanistan,taliban,afghan government

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |