AFGHANISTAN: Talks with Taliban are not viable

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In this article

  • Hostage negotiations
  • Reservations
  • Dangerous precedent
  • Commitment test
  • Moral dilemma
  • Continuing threat
  • Peace talk prospects
  • Moderate Taliban
  • Positive precedent
  • Peace talk dangers
  • Taliban leadership
  • More sophisticated insurgency
  • Pakistani support

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