'Modest' results in wooing Taliban: British general - AFP

CBC.ca 'Modest' results in wooing Taliban: British general AFP WASHINGTON — An Afghan bid to persuade Taliban fighters to lay down their arms has made "modest" progress so far, with about 10 percent of insurgents switching sides, a British general said Thursday. The vast majority are low-level fighters and ... New Way to Count Afghan Army Recruits Reveals Old ProblemNew York Times (blog) Afghanistan struggles to enlist Pashtuns in Taliban heartlandBend Bulletin Nato stops transferring Taliban prisoners to Afghan jails over torture fearsTelegraph.co.uk Department of Defense -CNN International -Alaska Dispatch all 580 news articles »