'Peace Jirga' in Afghanistan to Draw 700 Leaders

by NPR (reposted)

Wed, Aug 8, 2007 6:30PM

Wednesday, August 8, 2007 : On Thursday, some 700 Afghan and Pakistani tribal elders and local leaders will gather for an unprecedented meeting to see if they can close an ever-widening gap over security, the Taliban, al-Qaida and even the long-disputed border between the two countries.

This "peace jirga" will be held in huge tents in Kabul and is expected to last four days. But even before the agenda is ironed out, critics complain that the jirga will do little good, as the decisions that are reached will not be binding.

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§Pakistan's Musharraf Bows Out of Afghanistan Talks

by NPR (reposted)

Wed, Aug 8, 2007 6:29PM

Wednesday, August 8, 2007 : Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has announced he will not attend a peace conference in Afghanistan Thursday. Afghan president Hamid Karzai and tribal delegates will be there to talk about settling differences and trying to control the Taliban along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid talks with Alex Chadwick.

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