Afghan govt held talks with Taliban No. 2; Karzai ‘very angry’ at his arrest (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan officials say the Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban’s No. 2 when he was captured last month in Pakistan.
Karzai, Obama discuss prospects of Taliban talks (The Star)
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed prospects of peace with the Taliban in a video phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama, Karzai’s office said on Tuesday.
Afghan govt held peace talks with Taliban No. 2; Karzai said to be ‘very angry’ at his arrest (Brandon Sun)
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban’s No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai’s advisers.
Aide: Karzai ‘very angry’ at Taliban boss’ arrest (The Durango Herald)
KABUL – The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban’s No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, said one of Karzai’s advisers.
Karzai ‘very angry’ at Taliban boss’ arrest (People’s Daily)
The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban’s No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, said Karzai’s advisers. The detention of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar second in the Taliban only to Mullah Mohammed Omar has raised new questions about whether the U.S. is willing to back peace discussions with leaders who harbored the …
U.S. is reining in special forces in Afghanistan (San Jose Mercury News)
U.S. commander in Afghanistan seeks to halt civilian deaths
World Karzai ‘very angry’ at Taliban boss’ arrest (Japan Today)
The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban’s No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai,
Afghan government to send more police to Kandahar after deadly Taliban bombings (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s government will provide more than 1,000 police reinforcements to the southern province of Kandahar after Taliban attacks killed dozens of people there ahead of a coming offensive on the insurgent stronghold, an official said Tuesday.
Aide: Karzai ‘very angry’ at Taliban boss’ arrest (China Daily)
KABUL The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban’s No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai’s advisers.
Taliban’s capture draws ire of Karzai (Toronto Star)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is furious because the Taliban’s No. 2 was captured while in secret talks with his government, an adviser says.
McChrystal takes control of special forces in Afghanistan (Denver Post)
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has brought most U.S. special-operations forces under his direct control for the first time, out of concern over continued civilian casualties and disorganization among units in the field.
