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Qutzupalotl

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Mon Jan-25-10 01:57 PM
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US commander signals peace talks with Taliban

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Source: BBC

Nato's top commander in Afghanistan has said increased troop levels could bring a negotiated peace with the Taliban.

US Gen Stanley McChrystal told the UK's Financial Times newspaper that there had been "enough fighting".

He said a political solution in all conflicts was "inevitable". His remarks came as the top UN envoy in Kabul said it was time to talk to the militants.

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"As a soldier, my personal feeling is that there's been enough fighting," Gen McChrystal added.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8478076.stm

One of the last people I'd have expected to say that.

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