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Thu 06 Jun 2010Taliban ghosts haunt peace forum
ANALYSIS:After theatre of Afghan peace conference, a real process to engage the insurgents must begin, writes MICHAEL SEMPLE
KABUL IS playing host to a multimillion-dollar exercise in political theatre. The consultative peace jirga, which suspected militants tried to rocket attack yesterday, is supposedly an opportunity to evolve a consensus for pursuing peace with the Taliban. The trouble is that the Afghans taking part are those who are already at peace with their government.
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