Afghans move toward Taliban reconciliation
Posted: August 25, 2009 at 4:42 a.m.
Once the national elections are behind them, local Afghan leaders will step up efforts to reconcile with midlevel Taliban in the extremists' southern Helmand province stronghold, a key provincial official said Monday.
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