Time Not Right To Talk To Taliban In Afghanistan: US Admiral

From AFP:

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US military chief Michael Mullen said on Monday conditions are not right yet for talks with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.

Holding negotiations with elements of the Taliban should be part of a long-term strategy in Afghanistan but it is not the right time for such a move, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, told a news conference.

"At some point in time, we get to a point in these insurgencies where you peel off the reconcilables and I think you start having conversations with those who are reconcilable," Mullen said.

"At least from my perspective, we're not there yet," he said.

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