Broader Approach Needed to Resolve Afghanistan Crisis - Council on Foreign Relations

Broader Approach Needed to Resolve Afghanistan Crisis - Council on Foreign Relations:

"Barnett R. Rubin, a leading expert on Afghanistan, says to spur a political settlement there the United States should reach out to other parties such as Pakistan, Russia, India, and Iran and even support dialogue with Taliban insurgents willing to cut ties with al-Qaeda.

As to dealing with the Taliban, Rubin says, 'I think what you have now is some dialogue, mostly indirect and a little bit direct, between the Afghan government, some foreign governments, and the various forms of leadership of the insurgency, which is not a negotiation.'"