Afghanistan's Karzai moots Taliban peace scheme (offering money and jobs)

[Turborama]

Source: BBC

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told the BBC he plans to introduce a scheme to attract Taliban fighters back to normal life by offering money and jobs.

He would offer to pay and resettle Taliban fighters to come over to his side, with the scheme funded by the international community.

He said the UK and US would show at a conference next week in London that they had decided to back his new plan.

Japan is one of the countries which, he said, is prepared to put up the money.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8473215.stm

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More details and interview (video) at the link.

So, Karzai wants to put his corruption skills to use by trying to buy the Taliban's loyalty. Isn't that just going to lead to even more infiltrations?

[Luciferous]

1. Not only that, but we're all supposed to chip in and give these

people money and jobs when our economies are in the toilet. What the hell is he smoking?!

[julian09]

2. Karzai brother can fund Taliban with his own money or drugs

Those guys would probably play both sides.