Mullah Mohammed Omar, the supreme leader of the TalibanTaliban’s Supreme Leader Signals Willingness To Talk Peace -- Times Online
The supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has indicated that he and his followers may be willing to hold peace talks with western politicians.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, two of the movement’s senior Islamic scholars have relayed a message from the Quetta shura, the Taliban’s ruling council, that Mullah Omar no longer aims to rule Afghanistan. They said he was prepared to engage in “sincere and honest” talks.
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My Comment: I am very skeptical about these "feelers" for talks. The same thing was done when the Soviets were fighting the mujaheddin in the 1980s, but it was all a pretext for getting the Soviet Army out of Afghanistan and the eventual Taliban takeover of the country.... which in the end is what happened.
On a positive note, the Taliban leadership must be getting pressure from some of its members if it is willing to go to these lengths for discussions. I can only assume that Pakistan's focus on getting rid of the Afghan Taliban presence in it's country, coupled with the US surge in Afghanistan, must be having an impact on Taliban military operations.
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