Topic: High Peace Council
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Karzai to end Taliban peace talks, focus on Pakistan ties
But will the Afghan president's new drive to negotiate more with Pakistan achieve better results than the Taliban peace talks?
10/02/2011 01:24 pm -
Global News Blog Good Reads: Why the assassination of former Afghan president Rabbani matters
The assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani scuppers any further chance of negotiation with the Taliban, which could mean a grinding war until the US withdrawal in 2014.
09/21/2011 09:39 am -
Killing of former Afghan President Rabbani imperils Taliban peace talks
Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, a prominent peace council official trying to negotiate a reconciliation deal with the Taliban, was assassinated Tuesday.
09/20/2011 04:26 pm -
Afghan war: What some local officials are willing to do for peace
Some local Afghan officials are hoping to end the decade-long Afghan war by negotiating with the Taliban – province by province.
09/06/2011 02:23 pm -
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How will the Kabul raid affect a peace deal? [VIDEO]
Neither Afghan nor American observers expect the Kabul attack on the InterContinental Hotel to shut down the peace process.
06/29/2011 12:25 pm -
Why NATO and the Taliban are stepping up the fight - even as talks get under way
Afghanistan saw an uptick of violence as Afghan President Karzai announced that the US and the Taliban are, indeed, meeting.
06/20/2011 01:55 pm -
Can US and Taliban cut a deal in Afghanistan?
Even before Osama bin Laden's killing, the Taliban were softening their image while the US, Pakistan, and Afghanistan set the stage for talks. Now the US must decide if it's worth years of further military and diplomatic effort to hammer out an agreement.
05/03/2011 05:59 pm -
Top Afghan insurgents tout girls' education, not bombs
Hizb-e-Islami, a key militant group, is increasingly supporting many Afghan government priorities, such as girls' education. Such cooperation could boost peace efforts.
02/25/2011 08:37 am -
How the Afghanistan war became tangled in India vs. Pakistan rivalry
India-Pakistan tensions muddy US efforts in Afghanistan, where Pakistan's cooperation is needed. One key issue: Islamabad is wary of India's broadening regional role.
01/20/2011 04:04 pm -
Afghanistan looks to Pakistan for help with Taliban
As Pakistan deals with the fallout from Tuesday's assassination of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani met Wednesday with Pakistan's military chief to help nudge the Taliban to the negotiating table.
01/05/2011 04:21 pm -
Afghanistan shifts from reconciliation after Taliban impostor revealed
The revelation that NATO and members of the Afghanistan government may have been negotiating with a Taliban impostor has dealt a blow to peace talks.
11/23/2010 02:26 pm -
Are the Taliban really ready for peace talks in Afghanistan?
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.
10/14/2010 03:57 pm -
Terrorism & Security Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai says he's talking to the Taliban
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai confirmed that he's talking to the Taliban, seeking a political settlement with the group that harbored Al Qaeda prior to and just after 9/11.
10/11/2010 10:16 am -
Afghan peace council opens as Afghans assess nine years of war
Nine years after US-led airstrikes on Afghanistan began, President Karzai on Thursday inaugurated a new peace council that is tasked with reconciling with the Taliban and other insurgents. Kabul residents say they see no end in sight to the war.
10/07/2010 11:52 am -
The Monitor's View Talking to the Taliban: rough road ahead
The Karzai government is talking to the Taliban in hopes of ending the war. But the outlook for these talks is as cold as an Afghanistan winter.
10/06/2010 04:32 pm -
Taliban in secret talks with Afghan President Karzai
In a significant shift, Taliban representatives and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai have begun backroom high-level talks to aimed at negotiating the end of the war.
10/06/2010 01:37 pm -
Afghanistan's President Karzai names Taliban outreach group
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai announced the creation of a council that he hopes will successfully convince members of the Taliban to lay down their arms.
09/28/2010 04:37 pm
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