Now on bbc news hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Just days ago, hopes were high that a peace deal to end afg hanistans long war might be in sight. Talks involving the us, the taliban and the Afghan Government representatives were to take place in qatar but they didnt happen. The taliban rejected the delegation coming from kabul and a familiar cycle of of recrimination and violence resumed. My guest is mohammad umer daudzai, president ghanis peace envoy. What will it take to bring peace to afghanistan . Mohammad umer daudzai in kabul, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. Lets start with those peace talks that were supposed to happen in qatar. The whole world was watching and waiting and then they didnt happen. What went wrong . It was supposed to be the first intra afg han dialogue, not negotiation. Sort of breaking the ice to get familiar to each other, and because of the complexities of the past and some weaknesses on both sides, more on the side of the host, it d
Now on bbc news hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Just days ago, hopes were high that a peace deal to end afghanistans long war might be in sight. Talks involving the us, the taliban and the Afghan Government representatives were to take place in qatar but they didnt happen. The taliban objected the delegation coming from kabul and a familiar cycle of of recrimination and violence resumed. My guest is mohammad umer daudzai, president ghanis peace envoy. What will it take to bring peace to afghanistan . Mohammad umer daudzai in kabul, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. Lets start with those peace talks that were supposed to happen in qatar. The whole world was watching and waiting and then they didnt happen. What went wrong . It was supposed to be the first intra afg han dialogue, not negotiation. Sort of breaking the ice to get familiar to each other, and because of the complexities of the past and some weaknesses on both sides, more on the side of the host, it di
that pakistan may be willing to help us. at that stage, they asked us to present a roadmap. roadmap, the incorporated us. surprise, the first thing from afghanistan s side was the release of four taliban commanders unconditionally. i did not see the logic. the release of taliban commanders and the peace talk. , theyan, in response commanders,taliban which we didn t even know they were in pakistani presence. it was a joint operation of u.s. forces in pakistan forces. they released 60. there is a demand of four, and the released 60. the 60 commanders are leading the more inside afghanistan and killing people on a daily basis. here, i am accepting the blame on that. talking about a piecemeal approach, and very , having clearty policies on where to start and where to go. that is all the past now. things are changing. , it sthe situation changing. ,hat is different now is that after the taliban, in order to provide an opportunity to itsstan to rebuild tarnished image international
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today, here on c-span, live coverage of israeli prime minister, benjamin, speaking at the center for american progress at 3:00 eastern time. and, a hiring our heroes conference. here is a look. while our servicemen and women are deployed, their spouses are the ones who take care of their families at home. they care for the children. they manage the finances. and, they pray that their husbands and wives will return home safely. rodriguez andt in wife joined us at a ranch 2013 at 2014 for the bush center annual warrior bike ride. about hisne talked years in service at the air force, she said, week, i . y, we, served 25 years i did not realize the impact it was going to have. that is why it is so important to make sure that while our servicemen and women receive the support they need, that we care for their families as well. as we have heard this morning, employment support is the perfect place to start. studies show that post-9/11 veterans face higher rates of unemployment t