A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to land and extract U.S. Army paratroopers and Afghan soldiers during Operation Marble Lion in Afghanistan's Jani Khel district, April 13, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Jason Epperson
Afghan Militants Return To Peace Talks -- Washington Times
‘More realism’ seen after foiled attack.
A militant group responsible for the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan has rejoined peace talks with President Hamid Karzai’s government, and four other factions followed after Afghan security forces crushed an attack by terrorists in Kabul earlier this week.
Hizb-i-Islami, led by former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, returned to reconciliation talks after walking out last month.
Mr. Hekmatyar’s son-in-law, Ghairat Baheer, led a delegation of militants in a meeting with Mr. Karzai in Kabul this week.
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My Comment: This group is one of the more effective militant groups in Afghanistan. If they are to lay down their arms .... this will be a very significant victory for the peace process.
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