Monday Briefing: Afghan peace talks in a state of confusion
Marvin G. Weinbaum Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan Studies As prescribed by the Biden administration in early March, the major stakeholders in the Afghan conflict have been beckoned to an April meeting in Turkey. The planned U.N.-headed conference is intended to give a strong kickoff to a new round of talks between the Taliban and a broadly representative Afghan delegation, leading directly to negotiating an interim government for the country. But almost everything about the conference seems up in the air. To begin with, even after six weeks of discussion, no firm date for the meeting has ...