Rumsfeld meets with Afghan Warlords
from
Fox News
Interesting developments - the two primary northern Afghan warlords turned in their weapons and stated that they wanted to meet with coalition forces to negotiate peace...
Rumsfeld went to parlay with them.
bq. Rumsfeld, making his fourth trip to Afghanistan since the Taliban's fall, met for the first time with northern Afghanistan's two major warlords, welcoming them warmly. Afterward, he said he was satisfied they were moving toward disarmament of their rival armies — a step considered critical to extending the central government's authority beyond Kabul, the capital.
bq. "Each of them has initiated that process," Rumsfeld told reporters. "It's under way and that is a very good thing. At what pace it will proceed I guess remains to be seen, but we're pleased that they've agreed to do so."
Tentative but wonderful steps towards peace.
Posted by DaveH at December 4, 2003 2:00 PM