The Americans are negotiating to have an Afghan Taleban liaison office opened in Qatar. Even the Afghan government was left out of this process, and as a protest/consultation the Afghan govt has called their envoy to Qatar to Afghanistan. Today there is news that Afghans want taleban offices to be set up in either Saudia or Turkey.
If there is a truth in this news it shows how desperately the Americans want to give the semblance of their victory in Afghanistan, and for that purpose they are even willing to give the taleban some space and accommodate them.
Before 2001, only three countries in the world recognized Taleban (Pakistan, UAE and Saudia). That was naturally bad in the eyes of the Americans, now when they themselves are giving them a political recognition everything is suddenly good. Talk about the height of hypocrisy!!
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Karzai: Taliban office should be in Afghanistan
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By AMIR SHAH
Associated Press
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that if security concerns make it impossible to set up a Taliban political office in Afghanistan, then it should be established in another Islamic country, like Saudi Arabia, or in Turkey. If the Taliban opened an office, it would be seen as a willingness to talk peace and signal their intention to try to find a nonviolent solution to an insurgency that has cost the lives of thousands.
Karzai’s comments came one day after an [(http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/do_query_2009.php?q_item=Pakistan), where insurgent leaders are said to be based, to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table.
At the same time, Karzai says that any peace talks should be led by Afghanistan and that interference from other nations would not be tolerated.
Karzai’s statement, which did not mention Qatar, said that those attending the palace meeting agreed that any Taliban office should be established inside Afghanistan.
“If, for the time being, the current situation does not make that possible, then it should be set up in an Islamic country, Saudi Arabia or Turkey,” the statement said.
After the report in the newspaper, The Hindu, the Afghan government recalled its ambassador from Qatar for consultations.
An Afghan official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue, said recalling the ambassador was related to discussions about establishing an address for the Taliban to facilitate a peace process.
The Qataris have not kept Afghan officials engaged in the effort and did not consult with the Afghan government, the official said. He said the Afghan government had been kept appraised through its American and German partners.
The Afghan government would support the establishment of an official address for the Taliban only as a step to facilitate the peace process, not as any kind of a concession, the official said.
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