Monday, October 08, 2007

negotiating with terror: making peace or surrendering

Karzai wants to negotiate with Taliban, this comes after his trip to New York, he said, he is willing to negotiate with the Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Afghanistan’s Hizb-e Islami party.

these two people are on the US black list and subjects of a bounty specified by the USA for the arrest of these two people, but the assertion of Mr. Karzai shows that a 180 degree turn has happened in the positions of  America. The general feeling is Karzai that decision to negotiations with world class terrorists is supported by America.

Experts also believe that the government might be negotiating behind the scenes with the Taliban group at a regional and international level.

the question is with the change in American policy and international attitude would it be possible to come to an agreement with Taliban.

 

The offer of negotiation with the Taliban is announced at a time when Kabul city is under constant suicide attacks. And three has happened over the last week and security anxieties flooded back into Kabul city. The terror has walked back in to the capital and Taliban achieved best what they wanted. The question is whether the offer of negotiation mean surrender to Taliban by international community and afghan government.