UN: Time for Direct Talks with Afghan Taliban Leaders

The top United Nations official for Afghanistan has called for direct
talks with senior Taliban leaders. Is anyone in Washington listening?

The New York Times reported
Sunday that Kai Eide, the United Nations special representative
for Afghanistan, "called on Afghan officials to seek the removal of at
least some senior Taliban leaders from the United Nations' list of
terrorists, as a first step toward opening direct negotiations with
the insurgent group."

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