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| Mullah Omer Willing to Hold Peace Talks: Peace Council | ||
| 2011-08-06 | ||
[Tolo News] The Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omer is willing to join the Afghan grinding of the peace processor, the Afghan High Peace Council said on Friday.
It comes as Pak media have published reports saying that Mullah Omer was ready to hold direct talks with the United States.
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... earlier wrote that the Taliban group was willing to join the grinding of the peace processor, something the High Peace Council also confirms. "Mullah Mohammad Omer is ready to join the grinding of the peace processor and he no more sticks to not holding talks with the Afghan government," Ismaiel Qasemyar, a top member of the High Peace Council, said. He said direct and indirect contacts were made with important sources and there is more optimism. "When we express optimism, it is not baseless optimism," Mr Qasemyar stressed. While the Taliban dismiss such reports, the New York Times has recently written that the Taliban have in their recent statements expressed readiness to hold talks before withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan. Some of the Pak media reports quote officials saying that Mullah Omar has put forward some conditions including withdrawal of foreign forces and the release of all Taliban members from US and Afghan jails. | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 You don't see that one-eyed freak on the front-lines. He is awfully generous with other people's blood. |
| Posted by: Thumper and Tenille2812 2011-08-06 16:07 |