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There have been some encouraging signs of late for those hopeful of a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Afghanistan. But there is still a long way to go before politics really takes over from the guns and explosives.

Back in 2007 I flew to Helmand, along with a delegation from President Hamid Karzai’s Ministry of the Interior, to present a plan for a life skills training project for 2,000 Taliban fighters. It was to be a first step to their peaceful reintegration into society, and built upon several years of discreet contacts I had maintained with Taliban figures, in co-ordination with Afghanistan’s National Security Council.

Regrettably, the government staged an international incident out of this routine briefing and I was expelled for my pains. Now, better late than never, Mr Karzai has adopted the idea of reintegrating Taliban fighters as official policy. As ever in Kabul, much confusion prevails over what is meant by reintegration and reconciliation, and whether the Taliban are even interested.

The writer is a fellow at the Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. He was deputy EU special representative for Afghanistan between 2004 and 2007

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Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.

"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies."

Senator Barack Obama
Senate Floor Speech on Public Debt
March 16, 2006



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