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Taliban Claim They Are In Peace Talks W Afghans Via Saudis

Posted by: Scott @ 8:37 am in Afghanistan, Middle East, Military, NATO, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia  | 0 views

Look who came to dinner …

Although the Taliban and al-Qaeda have consistently rejected overtures to make peace with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces until they leave Afghanistan, the latest initiative led by Saudi Arabia, and approved by Washington and London, is on track.

Reports emerged this week that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently hosted high-level talks in Mecca between representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban. If a middle road is found, next year’s elections in Afghanistan could be held under the supervision of peacekeeping forces from Islamic countries, rather than those of NATO.

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Thanos
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Two willing accomplices just like Basrah; the Brits who want to drag up and the terrorists who want a hudna or temporary truce to survive the coming NATO Winter offensive in Afghanistan.

October 8th, 2008 at 11:19 am
BukerStreet
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No Afghan-Taliban peace talks, for now
Kabul may have tried to reach out to current insurgents by meeting with former Taliban in Saudi Arabia late last month.
By Anand Gopal | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
from the October 9, 2008 edition

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1009/p07s01-wosc.html

October 8th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

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