[Pak Daily Times] Afghanistan's former president Burhanuddin Rabbani was chosen on Sunday to lead a council tasked with starting peace talks with Taliban-led terrorists, an official source said.A holy man like many of the Taliban, but an ethnic Tajik like many of their opponents, Rabbani had said in recent years that he has had contacts with some faceless myrmidons willing to enter negotiations. A 68-member council, hand-picked by Karzai, was set up following a nationwide conference in June and was inaugurated on October 7 amid mounting reports of secret peace talks with Taliban leaders and key terrorist groups. The council on Sunday chose Rabbani as its chairman, a senior official at Karzai's office said.
Rabbani's first step for opening the way for talks will be establishing a working mechanism acceptable to other members of the High Peace Council formed by President Hamid
Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai, dominated by powerful former factional leaders, power brokers and a few ex-Taliban members.