https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/23/taliban-hint-at-softer-line-in-talks-with-afghans-but-nobody-believes-them/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:49 -0400<![CDATA[After years of deriding Afghanistan’s government and army as corrupt tools of Western occupiers, the Taliban have begun publicly airing a softer vision for the country’s future, with senior insurgent leaders saying the militants are willing to govern alongside other Afghan factions and even to adopt the current American-financed army as their own.]]>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:40:25 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/23/taliban-hint-at-softer-line-in-talks-with-afghans-but-nobody-believes-them-n98529