Why it's time for talks with the Taliban | Matt Waldman

Kabul : Afghanistan | Sep 10, 2012 at 8:23 AM PDT

Source: The Guardian

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Afghan special forces arrive at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul on in May 2012, shortly after Barack Obama's visit. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty We should welcome the news that the Taliban are reportedly open to the idea of negotiating a general ceasefire and even a peace settlement... FULL ARTICLE AT The Guardian

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