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Afghanistan: Talking to the Taliban

William Maley, November 2007

The World Today, Volume 63, Number 11

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There was worldwide relief when, six years ago, in the wake of the Al Qaeda attacks on America, western-backed forces dislodged the Taliban from government in Afghanistan. Now, with NATO severely stretched against the insurgents, it might be sound strategy to think the unthinkable. But is it really time to talk to the Taliban?