KABUL to commit to direct talks with the Kabul administration without preconditions.
“The Taliban leadership must reconsider the notion that their objectives can only be achieved on the battlefield, “said Tadamichi Yamamoto told the powerful UN Security Council (UNSC) in a briefing yesterday.
He said it took courage to enter into a peace process. “It is not an admission of defeat, it is a recognition of reality.”
Yamamoto said the peace agreement with Hizb-i-Islami showed the unity government was prepared to negotiate . . .
