US And Iran Open Afghanistan Peace Talks -- Times Online

As Obama unveiled his new strategy on Afghanistan, his officials attended a historic meeting with an old enemy.

IRANIAN and American officials have held their first talks about ending the war in Afghanistan amid signs that President Barack Obama’s efforts to thaw relations with Tehran are paying off.

While television cameras focused on Obama in Washington during the unveiling of his strategy for Afghanistan last Friday, US and Iranian diplomats were holding a remarkable meeting in Moscow.

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My Comment: U.S. and Iranian officials have been talking for years .... but this is the first time that it is being done in a public forum. I doubt that they will be able to reconcile their mutual differences, but Afghanistan is an issue that is of common ground for both Iran and the U.S.. Both the U.S. and Iran recognize that if Afghanistan should fail it will impact both countries dramatically .... and all for the bad.