Taliban peace talks for the first time publicly expressed intention to the West
Taliban in Afghanistan issued January 3, the intention of reconciliation with the West. For the upcoming U.S.cheap oakleys withdrawal from Afghanistan, this is good news.
Obama administration nearly two years the United States and the Taliban's increasing emphasis on "political reconciliation" is the ultimate way to solve the Afghan problem. However, the parties to the beginning of the end of this round of verbal interaction mean that this major turning point in the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. government's response is still very cautious.
Taliban peace talks, the first public expression of interest
3, the Taliban in Afghanistan issued a statement on its Web site, said the Taliban will set up an overseas office, in order to negotiate with the international community.
2001 U.S. war in Afghanistan for more than 10 years, this is the first public expression of the Taliban willing to work with the United States, NATO, Kabul regime's intention to hold peace talks.
The statement reiterated that the Taliban "against the (foreign) invasion" of foreign troops must end the occupation of Afghanistan, Afghans choose their own form of government.
Statement: "has been and including Qatar's 'stakeholders' on the establishment of overseas offices reached a preliminary agreement." Although the statement do not say, office location, but the subsequent Taliban spokesman Mujahid 扎比乌拉穆confirmed that offices will be located in Qatar. But the Taliban have not yet said when it will open an office.
Mujahid said: "The establishment of foreign offices to start the dialogue with the international community," the time is ripe. But he also stressed that the establishment of offices does not mean that the Taliban will give up military action.
Mujahid said in a statement, in accordance with the "relevant aspects of the preliminary agreement reached," the Taliban has demanded that the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay release of Taliban prisoners of war. But he did not want to release the prisoners listed in the list.
U.S. cautiously welcomed the emphasis there is a prerequisite
Statement for the Taliban, U.S. officials said the one hand, "has not officially received the recommendations" and therefore not "consider the response steps", but it also expressed a cautious welcome. After all, this is the first time in 10 years, fake oakleys Taliban peace talks openly expressed intention.
White House National Security Council spokesman Tom Mi Weituo said the White House reiterated that a negotiated solution to the need for Afghanistan.
Vito said in an e-mail, "an Afghan-led peace process" is to achieve "against al-Qaeda haven, change the attitude of the Taliban and strengthening the capacity of the Afghan government and security forces," the core of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said the U.S. "welcomes any step towards the reconciliation process", but stressed that a prerequisite for reconciliation "no change", that the Taliban and the "base" organization break, renounce violence and abide by the Afghan constitution. He said that U.S. President Barack Obama repeatedly clear position, the United States supported and participated in the Afghan government-led reconciliation efforts.
Carney did not release the Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo for a positive response, saying only that the U.S. military, "the goal to close the Guantanamo base prison has been confirmed and widely understood."
10 years after the fierce battle to be the direct peace talks end
War in Afghanistan has been more than 10 years, bogged down the United States has realized that this is a never-ending, can not determine the outcome, military force alone is difficult to achieve long-term political objectives of attrition. replica oakleys To really solve the problem of Afghanistan, and ultimately have to focus on "political solution." The political solution can not be avoided is that the key to the Afghan Taliban have directly with the political negotiations.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in October 2011 visit to Kabul once again stressed that "the Taliban to make a choice": either peace talks, as part of a peaceful future in Afghanistan, or continue to face the fate to be cleaning up.
Some analysts believe that the United States, the current situation even more urgent need to reach a political settlement with the Taliban. First of all, to honor campaign promises Obama has begun to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, and is scheduled to be completed in summer 2014 withdrawal. In just two and a half years, to stability in Afghanistan, the U.S. military for 10 years to complete the unfinished strategic objectives, non-peace talks can not resolve. Second, the current sharp deterioration in U.S. relations with Pakistan. Pakistan has closed the eastern United States and NATO Allied supply lines, and supply lines in northern Russia has been constrained, the U.S. military in Afghanistan, there are serious security risks.
The United States has repeatedly exposed the secret Taliban
A senior U.S. government officials, in early 2011, the United States and Germany, negotiators try and "believed" the Taliban leader Mullah Omar, "the legal negotiator" made contact. In the past year, the U.S. and Taliban representatives have conducted several rounds of secret contacts and negotiations, the current negotiations have entered a "critical period."
According to "The New York Times," a "Western diplomat," said Taliban negotiator Taye named Bou Geha, Omar was the secretary. 3, the Taliban issued a statement "is likely to last 10 months and Taye Bu Western negotiators and other Taliban 'middlemen' off the results of the negotiations."
U.S. officials also revealed that if the Taliban really to set up offices in Qatar, for peace talks with the Taliban in the West created a "safe and stable channels." The two sides can gradually build up mutual trust to start a number of steps, including the release of some of the Guantanamo prisoners.
But the official also said the U.S. will release the Karzai government in Afghanistan to demand the release of prisoners of war, may be considering a list of prisoners of war include: former Taliban deputy defense minister Mohammed, two former Taliban regime governor of Kairouan and Nululahe Lage, director of Abdul Haq,discount oakleys the former Taliban intelligence and so on.
The other's intentions difficult to distinguish the United States still skeptical
Taliban's statement really means a fundamental change in its attitude toward the peace talks?
In this regard, Obama administration officials said privately that the U.S. is still the release of Taliban 'peace talks signal "to understand the true intent and assessment.
U.S. officials also fear that the Taliban planned withdrawal in the United States to promote the release of smoke: to appease the Taliban before the release of the signal, if the United States completed the withdrawal, the Taliban and then come back. In the past the Taliban have also publicly expressed a similar attitude: "to see who won Nengao Who!"
American suspicion of the Taliban peace talks is not without reason the signal, because the United States who "easily believe," the Taliban representative to pay off the cost of money and blood.
Last September, senior Afghan Peace Committee chairman, former President Rabbani met a so-called "Taliban representatives", this name "stands for" detonated a hidden bomb in his turban in Rabbani died on the spot.
Last November, a man claiming to be representatives of the Taliban succeeded in obtaining the trust of Western officials. West out of several hundred thousand dollars to draw him, and he took the money mysteriously disappeared.
Of course, the United States intent on Taliban peace talks cautiously optimistic, because the U.S. military and NATO forces in military operations have caused the effective strength of a decisive blow against the Taliban, including decreasing the number of layers leaders. Although the Taliban are hard to be eradicated, but would like to once again grow in no easy task. Second, the Taliban's attitude indeed have been some changes, such as the condemnation of violence resulting in civilian deaths, and advocated the development of the Afghan economy.
Not only a political solution to the two parties have the final say
Of course, the political solution in Afghanistan, nor is the United States and the Taliban have a safe and secure peace talks channel is needed. The political reconciliation process still faces other interested parties are active, if approved, whether the full cooperation of the problem. This time, the attitude of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai regime, the Pakistani government and the military's attitude is also crucial.
Although U.S. officials have repeatedly stressed that support the "Afghan-led peace process," but President Karzai has been very dissatisfied with the Taliban, the United States carrying him to the "secret negotiations."
Karzai's concerns are obvious: the U.S. war in Afghanistan in order to end the excessive concessions to the Taliban, even Hamid Karzai could jeopardize the future control of the Afghan government forces. Therefore, Karzai Taliban peace talks in the object, methods, processes, etc. have their own plan, the strategy can not be fully consistent with the United States.
Pakistan's relations with the United States is still at a historical low. U.S. concern is that as long as Pakistan (whether military or the government) still have some reservations against the Taliban, and intentionally or unintentionally,oakley polarized sunglasses to provide "safe haven", then the Taliban in Afghanistan in case there is no escape route negotiations with the United States will go all out.