Afghan Peace?

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has had peace talks in Kabul with the second largest militant group(Hezb-e-Islami militants) in the country. These are the first talks for President Karzai with envoys of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hezb-e-Islami faction. This faction was previously allied with the Taliban which is the largest militant group in Afghanistan. President Karzai is recognizing that military operations alone will not bring peace to Afghanistan. This occurrence is the beginning of a new age of thought, with dealing with terrorist organization/ bringing peace to Afghanistan. President Karzai’s spokesmen did say that “Talks with insurgents are seen as vital to securing peace, although any deal is a long way off.”

Do you believe that this is a start to the end?

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