Smoke and Mirrors in Kabul -- Andrew Exum, Foreign Policy
Don't believe the hype about reconciliation talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban -- this war isn't even close to over.
For the past two weeks, reputable U.S. and British newspapers have been filled with articles touting progress in negotiations between the government in Kabul and Afghanistan's major insurgent groups. On Oct. 20, for example, the New York Times reported that Afghan reconciliation talks "involve extensive, face-to-face discussions with Taliban commanders from the highest levels of the group's leadership." These articles have been accompanied by optimistic reports that the United States and its NATO allies have decimated the Taliban's leadership in southern Afghanistan.
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