Reconciliation with the Taliban - Not so Much after Fake Negotiator is Uncovered

Reconciliation was in the news for much of the past several months.  NATO and Afghan governmental spokesmen were issuing statements indicating that the intensity of the Special Operations raids against the Taliban leadership were pushing the Taliban to the negotiating table.  They cited ongoing negotiations with the number two leader of the Taliban.  All came to a halt when they found out the number 2 guy was a fake - a shopkeeper from Pakistan.  Read more in "Afghanistan shifts from reconciliation after Taliban impostor revealed", The Christian Science Monitor, November 23, 2010.