Taliban in high-level talks with Karzai government, sources say

Taliban in high-level talks with Karzai government, sources say: "Although Omar's representatives have long publicly insisted that negotiations were impossible until all foreign troops withdraw, a position seemingly buoyed by the Taliban's resilience on the battlefield, sources said the Quetta Shura has begun to talk about a comprehensive agreement that would include participation of some Taliban figures in the government and the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops on an agreed timeline."

Leo Strauss must be rolling around in Ronald Reagan's grave