Karzai Divides Afghanistan in Reaching Out to Taliban
peace deal with the Islamist militants. "If you just rely on the military—we've seen the result," explains Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, the senior presidential adviser for peace and reconciliation. "There is no purely military solution in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan to Target Taliban Hideouts
The message is that people who want to take part in the peace process should have the way cleared for them," said Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, secretary of a peace council set up by Afghanistan's president. "To those that think war is the only means to
Poll: More Afghans say insurgents are justified
On Monday, Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, leader of the country's newly formed peace council, and Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, a top adviser to Karzai, traveled to Kandahar to discuss Afghanistan's peace and reintegration program with provincial
Afghan peace council chief: Taliban ready to talk
war. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to describe the subject publicly. Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, a top adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai who also spoke with reporters, confirmed the contacts that were conducted