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Afghanistan
Taliban Could Use UN Planes to Come for Peace Talks: UN
2010-12-14
[Tolo News] United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society will safely fly Taliban leaders who are willing to hold peace talks with Afghan government in Kabul

During a visit in Kabul, top UN delegates have said the UN is ready to provide any sort of aid to facilitate peace talks in Afghanistan, said a member of high peace council on condition of anonymity.

The Peace Council member thinks removal of some Taliban leaders' names from UN Security Council's blacklist may encourage them to renounce violence.

In the past two days, the UN delegates were in Kabul and held consistent meetings with members of High Peace Council. The Afghan media were not inforrmed about their trip to Kabul, the member of peace council said.

The delegation was consisted of four envoys, one from the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon's Office, two representatives from the UN Headquarters in New York, and the fourth envoy hasn't been identified yet.

People who attended the meeting between the UN delegates and Afghan High Peace Council, included UN special envoy to Afghanistan [Staffan de Mistura], Head of peace council [Burhanuddin Rabbani], a former member of the Taliban group [Hakim Mujahid], President Karzai's advisor and member of Peace Council [Masoum Stanekzai] and some others.

The Peace Council has emphasised that safety of Taliban leaders who may be willing to come for talks in any parts of the country should be considered.
Posted by:Fred

#4  You think a taliban honcho is a violent oppressive because his name is on some list in new york?

Well I guess they said safely fly, nothing about the landing, eh binny?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2010-12-14 10:29  

#3  Talibunnies? UN aircraft? I'm smelling a two'fer opportunity.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2010-12-14 03:30  

#2  The available air space is very crowded. Russian Anotov-26's from Turkey flying NOE would be my recommendation.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-12-14 02:46  

#1  Note to the Taliban: Specifically request the UN provide some of those Airbus A380s with the Trent 900 Rolls Royce engines; the ones that HAVEN'T been touched and replaced yet by infidel mechanics. I understand Qantas has a bunch you could probably borrow.....
Posted by: USN,Ret   2010-12-14 00:33  

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