The issue of negotiating a rapprochement between Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban is undoubtedly controversial. The hope is that the Taliban leadership is not cohesive – that, whereas some of its members are probably committed to al-Qaeda’s absolutist ideology, others might accept a compromise settlement.
推动阿富汗政府与塔利班展开和谈的举措无疑会引发诸多争论。希望在于塔利班的领导集团或许并不是铁板一块——即便有部分成员倾向于死守基地组织的宗教专制意识形态，但其他成员或许会接受一个妥协方案。