http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/2 ... talks.htmlWhile skeptical in the past, the U.S. last week expressed support for the Afghan government's efforts to talk with senior members of the Taliban.
Karzai, meanwhile, has asked Pakistan to hand over 31 Taliban figures who have been detained in the neighbouring country, including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban's No. 2 leader who was arrested in February in a joint raid with the CIA, according to peace negotiators in Kabul.
That stance changed publicly last week when U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton backed exploratory talks between the Afghan government and the militants. Top NATO commander, Gen. David Petraeus, confirmed that coalition forces were providing safe passage to some top Taliban leaders who were talking to the Afghan government.
Логичный и предсказуемый конец?