Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Afghanistan's Pres. Proposes Taliban Peace Deal; Willing to Recognize Taliban in New Peace Unity

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group today (February 28, 2018) as part of a proposed process that he said could lead to talks aimed at ending more than 16 years of war, according to the Reuters website.


Ghani proposed a ceasefire and a release of prisoners as part of a range of options including new elections, involving militants, and a constitutional review as part of a peace pact with the Taliban.


The war in Afghanistan -- America's longest war ever -- killed or wounded over 10,000 Afghan civilians last year alone.


"The Taliban are expected to give input to the peace-making process...." Ghani said.

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