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Afghanistan: New Opportunities for Talks with the Taliban
Afghanistan: New Opportunities for Talks with the Taliban

Author(s): Wojciech Lorenz, Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Afghanistan; international security; ISAF - International Security Assistance Force; NATO; Security
Summary/Abstract: Since the end of the ISAF mission and new territorial gains by the Afghan Taliban, there has been a visible intensification of diplomatic efforts to convince rebels to enter into peace talks with the government in Kabul. Although the Taliban’s official conditions are still unrealistic, a number of new factors suggest negotiations are possible.

  • Page Count: 2
  • Publication Year: 2016
  • Language: English