Monday, March 16, 2009

Peace Talks With The Taliban?

Photo: Mullah Omar the reclusive leader of the Taliban.

Taliban Says No Peace Talks With Leader Mullah Omar -- Reuters

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban rejected reports on Monday its leader Mullah Omar was willing to hold peace talks aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan, saying it would continue attacks until all foreign forces withdrew from the country.

"If you wait for 3,000 years, our position is that the Taliban will not enter into any kind of talks in the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan," Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi told the Pakistan-based AIP news agency on Monday.

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More News On Possible Peace Talks With The Taliban

No reconciliation with Mullah Omar: Pentagon -- AFP
As U.S. Weighs Taliban Negotiations, Afghans Are Already Talking -- New York Times
Mullah Omar backs peace talks? -- Press TV
Optimism over Taliban talks: negotiator -- AFP
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Agrees to Peace Meeting -- The Australian
Mullah Omar ready for peace talks with Kabul: Report -- Times Of India
Debate in Afghanistan: Can negotiations with the Taliban succeed? -- Miami Herald
Quiet Crawl to Peace on the Afghan Shuttle -- The Times
Warning to US about Taleban talks -- BBC

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