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Friday, October 10, 2008
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News Americas
US mulls Taliban reconciliation
Gates, left, and other Nato leaders met to discuss the war in Afghanistan
[Reuters]
Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, has said his country would "ultimately"
be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban group to end the conflict in
Afghanistan.
Gates on Thursday, however, ruled out any possible talks between the US and
al-Qaeda fighters in the country.
And, speaking after the first day of Nato meetings in Budapest about the war in
Afghanistan, Gates said any settlement with the Taliban would be on the Afghan
government's terms and would require the group to subject itself to Kabul's
rule.
"There has to be ultimately, and I'll underscore ultimately, reconciliation as
part of a political outcome to this," he said.
"That's ultimately the exit strategy for all of us."
Gates also said that reconciliation efforts could not include anyone belonging
to al-Qaeda, the group blamed for the September 11, 2001 attacks which killed
almost 3,000 people in the US.
A US-led coalition invaded Afghanistan and deposed the Taliban in 2001 shortly
after the attacks.
There are about 33,000 US troops in Afghanistan, while Nato has about 40,000
stationed in the country.
'Downward spiral'
Gates's comments come as a draft US intelligence report on Thursday said the
situation in Afghanistan is now at its worst since the US-led invasion.
The almost completed National Intelligence Estimate said the country is in
danger of a "downward spiral" into violence and chaos.
Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, the top British military commander in
Afghanistan, said on Sunday that the war there cannot be won militarily and
that talks with the Taliban are crucial.
Several Nato commanders and diplomats have argued that negotiations with the
Taliban are necessary.
Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, said last week that he had asked Saudi
Arabia to mediate negotiations with the Taliban and called on Mullah Omar, the
group's leader, to make peace.
Source: Agencies
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