Mr Ghani has been hard at work lobb

Mr Ghani has been hard at work lobbying Pakistan to use its influence to bring the Taliban to the bargaining table. Since early May members of the movement's political office, based in Qatar, have had informal meetings with people close to the Afghan government. Delegates from both sides stress that they act in personal capacity, though the high profile of some of them has spurred hope that peace talks could be on the horizon. Participants have included the Taliban's chief negotiator, Tayyeb Agha; Afghanistan's deputy foreign minister, Hekmat Khalil Karzai (a cousin of Hamid Karzai, the former president); and Shukria Barakzai, a female lawmaker who has suffered several attempts on her life.

Still, the fighting is getting worse. The question is whom exactly these Taliban delegates represent, and whether the insurgents on the ground share any appetite for a role in peacetime politics. At this point strategic disagreements between the Taliban's leadership and disillusioned field commanders might be propelling the war. Whatever the logic on the Taliban side, peace talks are unlikely to get anywhere until this spate of violence subsides. An attack on the very symbol of democratic government undermines any attempt at reconciliation.

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Mnr Ghani het hard aan die werk steunwerwing Pakistan om sy invloed te gebruik om die Taliban na die onderhandelingstafel te bring. Sedert die begin van Mei lede van politieke amp van die beweging se grond in Qatar, het informele vergaderings met mense naby aan die Afghaanse regering gehad het. Afgevaardigdes van beide kante beklemtoon dat hulle optree in persoonlike hoedanigheid, hoewel die hoë profiel van 'n paar van hulle hoop dat die vrede onderhandel kon wees op die horison aangespoor. Deelnemers het hoofonderhandelaar die Taliban se Tayyeb Agha ingesluit; Adjunk minister van buitelandse sake Afghanistan se Hekmat Khalil Karzai ('n neef van Hamid Karzai, die voormalige president); en Shukria Barakzai, 'n vroulike wetgewer Wie het verskeie pogings gely op haar lewe. Tog, die gevegte is erger. Die vraag is wie presies hierdie afgevaardigdes Taliban verteenwoordig, en of die opstand op die grond deel van enige aptyt vir 'n rol in vredestyd politiek. Op hierdie punt strategiese verskille tussen die Taliban se leierskap en ontnugter veld bevelvoerders kan stuwend die oorlog. Wat ook al die logika aan die kant Taliban, vrede onderhandel is onwaarskynlik om oral te kry tot hierdie vlaag van geweld bedaar. 'N aanval op die heel simbool van demokratiese regering ondermyn enige poging om versoening.