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Memo reveals Taliban reconciliation

Updated on 13 November 2009

Source PA News

UK officials proposed a strategic reconciliation between the Afghan government and Taliban leaders, a leaked memo has showed.

The memo, seen by the BBC, proposes removing "reconciled Talibs" from the UN sanctions list.

It said the "right combination of carrot and stick, at the right moment, will be critical to changing the calculations of individual commanders and their men".

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