US envoy says senior Taliban take up amnesty offer

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http://www.afgha.com/?af=article&sid=47802

Reuters
15.02.2005
David Brunnstrom

Some senior Taliban members have taken up an amnesty offer made last year by the Afghan government, the U.S. ambassador said on Monday.

Zalmay Khalilzad declined to give numbers or the names of those he said had abandoned their support for the Islamic insurgency but said he was "very pleased" with the progress.

"There has been a positive response," Khalilzad told a news briefing, referring to the amnesty offer. "Quite a number of people associated with the Taliban have taken advantage of it already and are living in their areas -- they've come in.

"Some senior members have also come in and have agreed to join the reconciliation programme, recognising the legitimacy of the government, recognising the fruitlessness of military resistance."

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[leesa]

1. I'm sure.

[LynnTheDem]

2. "Taleban are no longer in existance" said bush. Gee, looks like bush was

just a stupid ignorant liar of a fool again.