Until now, Taliban representatives have demanded that all Western troops leave Afghanistan before they even consider engaging in direct talks with the Afghan government. Karzai has sought to finesse the issue by arguing that a peace agreement that ended the insurgency would bring about the withdrawal of all foreign military forces.
正因如此，塔利班的领导人一直都对卡尔扎伊递来的和谈橄榄枝不屑一顾。其中一个例子就是他们用火箭炮和自杀式炸弹来“欢迎”2010年6月召开的阿富汗各部族族长和平会议。直到现在，塔利班代表一直坚持在西方国家军队完全撤离阿富汗之前，他们不会与阿富汗政府开展直接对话。卡尔扎伊对此的回应则是只有达成了停火协议，才能促使外国军事力量完全撤离。