Op-Ed: Talking To The Taliban Will Yield Little

Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, there are conflicting reports of talks between President Hamid Karzai and Taliban leaders. But can the West trust the Karzai government -- or the Taliban? The Council On Foreign Relations' Leslie Gelb says either way, talking to the Taliban is all for show.

Thomas Carper Ted Kaufman Bill Nelson George LeMieux Saxby Chambliss