Thursday, October 23, 2008

Hot air and improbable peace

By Syed Saleem Shahzad
Asia Times

"Afghan and Pakistani officials are talking up a mini-council (jirgagai) to be held in Islamabad at the end of the month to "restore peace in both countries and along the border regions". They might as well be whistling in the wind. Just as the recent Saudi initiative excluded the Taliban and therefore failed, the latest dialogue does not involve representatives of the Afghan resistance, let alone their affiliates......"

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