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democracyarsenal.org - 11/18/2008
To Talk with the Taliban?
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Unsurprisingly, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's offering of safe-passage to Mullah Omar, should he desire to sit down at the Kabul negotating table, prompted A LOT of chatter amongst Afghanistan\COIN\Military-followers. Spencer Ackerman looks at recent commentary from Kilcullen and Collins and ...
msnbc.msn.com - 11/25/2008
Karzai: Fixed end date needed for Afghan war
— msnbc.msn.com — President Hamid Karzai told a visiting U.N. Security Council delegation Tuesday that the international community should set... a timeline to end the war in Afghanistan. (more) Karzai: Fixed end date needed for Afghan war

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washingtonindependent.com - 11/25/2008
Karzai — Whoa! — Calls for a Timetable to End the Afghanistan War
— washingtonindependent.com — To call this unexpected is really quite an understatement. From the Associated Press: President Hamid Karzai told... a visiting U.N. Security Council delegation Tuesday that the international community should set a timeline to end the war in ... (more) Karzai — Whoa! — Calls for a Timetable to End the ...

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Karzai’s Popularity Slips in Afghanistan
washingtonindependent.com - 11/25/2008
Karzai’s Popularity Slips in Afghanistan
— washingtonindependent.com — On Friday, President George W. Bush will host his most stalwart ally in the seven-year U.S. war... in Afghanistan: Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The relationship between the two men is notably warm — “We’re proud of you, proud of the work you’re doing,” ... (more) Karzai’s Popularity Slips in Afghanistan

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Separating The Chaff From The Taliban

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Separating The Chaff From The Taliban
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... Patrick Barry argues that the very act of putting the offer of talks on the table helps clarify the different factions that presently compose the Taliban. ...

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