The Inter-Afghan Talks: Transforming the Taliban

... outside and domestic Afghan players The past two weeks have seen developments that will determine the further course of the Afghan conflict. There was fierce fighting between Afghanistan’s armed units and the Taliban, particularly for the town of Ghazni ... ... whom his enemies have dubbed Imran “Taliban” Khan. On Sunday, President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan announced a temporary ceasefire with the radical Taliban (banned in the Russian Federation) on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bairam) Festival....