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October 13, 2008

Gates: Political Settlement with Taliban is Conceivable
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The Financial Times reports Defense Secretary Robert Gates could
ultimately contemplate the idea of negotiating with the Taliban and that
a political settlement with the Taliban was conceivable. However, Gates
ruled out any possible negotiation with al-Qaeda forces. Meanwhile, the
Times of London reports British and Afghan forces repulsed an attempt by
hundreds of Taliban fighters to attack the provincial capital of Helmand
on Saturday night in the most audacious Taliban attack in the province
since 2006.



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