DW from Germany posted an opinion column titled "How to negotiate with the Taliban?"
The German publication says "Western governments say that — on principle — they do not negotiate with terrorists. But often reality is different. There have been many examples of how government representatives sat down at the negotiating table with members of organizations responsible for terrorist attacks. Albeit reluctantly. This was true, for example, in dealing with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) or the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
In the case of Afghanistan, the negotiation issue is as sensitive as it is controversial, as the militant Islamist Taliban have virtually taken almost the entire population hostage. That's a formidable bargaining chip. If you want to help the people in Afghanistan, you can hardly get past the Taliban.
The Taliban had established their "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," following their conquest of Kabul in September 1996. Their reign of terror lasted for five years until the invasion of international troops in 2001. Now they are back in power."
According to what we see, this is not the first time that the western government is negotiating with extremists and terrorists.
SOURCES: DW, my own think thank
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