Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan National Peace and Reconciliation Commission’

False Promises Lead Defectors Back to Taliban

In Afghanistan, Crime, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War, citizenship on 4 January 2010 tagged Afghanistan National Peace and Reconciliation Commission, Dari, General Khan Mohammed, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Hamid Karzai, Kandahar, Muhammad Omar, Mullah Mohammed Omar, Mullah Muhammad Omar, NATO, PTS, Sirajuddin Haqqani, taliban, The Globe and Mail, United Nations with View Comments

History of Karzai‘s Attempted Taliban Negotiations: In November 2008 Afghan President Hamid Karzai stated he would provide security for Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar if he reached out to the Afghan government. In May 2009 Karzai’s administration was rumored to be negotiating with Mullah Omar, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Sirajuddin Haqqani. By the following month the [...]