Negotiating with the Taliban: the United States’ Last Way Out

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Negotiating with the Taliban: the United States’ Last Way Out
L'actualite, Canada
By Pierre-Alain Clément
Translated By Elona Ritchie
28 January 2014
Edited by Sean Feely

This is the American military's final year in Afghanistan. With or without a transition plan, the Afghan government alone will be responsible for the country's future by the end of the year.

Coalition members fear that the fragile regime will fall; they even believe that the country could return to its pre-Sept. 11 state and be controlled by an oppressive Taliban government tied to al-Qaida.

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Since January of last year, when President Obama announced that troops would be completely withdrawn before the end of 2014, the number of transition options has slightly decreased.

For the Taliban, this announcement has meant waiting out the clock until the Americans leave. To keep the meager gains wrested from the powerful Taliban since 2001, the United States has realized that negotiating with the enemies they are currently fighting is inevitable.