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Afghanistan |
Taliban say no to peace talks with Karzai |
2006-10-29 |
Fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar has rejected the latest offer of peace talks by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a rebel spokesman said on Saturday. Instead, the one-eyed leader with a $10 million US bounty on his head has repeated his threat to prosecute Karzai in an Islamic court for the “massacre” of Afghans. “The infidels of the entire world have gathered in Afghanistan, occupied it and taken the Afghans hostage,” Tayyab Agha said by satellite phone from a secret place. “There can be no talks with the Afghan puppet government in the presence of foreign occupying forces. Hamid Karzai and his colleagues should first free themselves from the slavery of foreign infidels and then invite us for negotiations.” Karzai on Friday repeated his offer for talks if the Taliban leadership met several conditions, including ending support from elements in Pakistan and the involvement of foreign fighters. “The Taliban will not negotiate in the presence of foreign forces and will continue their armed jihad under Mullah Omar’s leadership until the ouster of foreign forces,” Agha said. |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 "OK, Mr. Karzai, you made your gesture. NOW can we kill 'em all?" |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-10-29 17:01 |
#5 May not be cash up front, .com. Might be the favor-for-a-favor thing. But your guess is more likely. We've both had dealings with those... tribesmen. Sounds like their kind of game. |
Posted by: Pappy 2006-10-29 15:11 |
#4 The key is in the conditions. Sounds like Karzai is thinking ahead to problems in Pakland - make the Taliban choose chaos there or an Afghani home. Divide out the foreigners (Arabs, chechens, related strangers) and relocalize the indigenous gangsters. |
Posted by: Theth Shert5493 2006-10-29 13:46 |
#3 Good point, Pappy. I just have to wonder whose money he'll be using to buy off anyone who wants to play. The reservoir's running low, so I can only afford to offer one guess, lol. :-) |
Posted by: .com 2006-10-29 11:25 |
#2 Politics of the souk. He may not be negotiating to win over the Taliban, but to win over or placate other parties in Afghanistan. |
Posted by: Pappy 2006-10-29 11:20 |
#1 I have no idea why Karzai would even play this fool's game. |
Posted by: .com 2006-10-29 01:14 |