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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul V. who wrote (112462)	9/9/2011 1:31:07 PM
From: joefromspringfield	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224750

Paul I believe there are between 1/2 a dozen to a dozen different ethnic groups in Afghanistan. I was advocating negotiating with the Taliban specifically Mullah Omar. We have tried that but Karzi wasn't happy about it. A report released today by The Associated Press says that Tayyab Aga, an intermediary for Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, met at least three times with American officials while the US tried to dismantle the ongoing battle between the Taliban and the United States. The meetings were supposed to remain unpublicized, however, the Afghan government purposely disclosed the details of the rendezvous, thus sending Aga into hiding. The United States says that they have had no contact with their informant for months, and friends of Aga speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity say that he has fled into Europe fearing for his life after his American ties were made public. At least two meetings were held between Aga and US officials in 2011 alone, though the intermediary has been off the radar for months now. Both Western and Afghan officials have confirmed that details of the discussions were leaked by the Afghans after their president, Hamid Karzai, feared that a deal between the US and Taliban would undermine his authority, reports the AP.