Talking with the Taliban - Tips on Negotiations

Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA, has wrote a piece for CNN about negotiating with the Taliban. Some of his suggestions are to not dehumanize the Taliban, recognize that the Taliban have legitimate political interests, and realize that as we withdraw from Afghanistan our pressure to bear on negotiations diminishes.  Read his article in "Talking with the Taliban, making peace with the guilty", CNN Opinion, February 16, 2012.  Read more news articles about negotiations with the Taliban.