Taliban Leader Interview

This interview, originating in the New Statesman, is full of wishful thinking interpretations by the NYT (and even the NS) employees. Interesting nevertheless:

“The Kabul regime has no authority in the issues that matter in a war — power and control of the armed forces,” he said. “There is little point in talking to Kabul. Real authority rests with the Americans.”
And when it comes to joining the political system, he said, the Taliban believe it is the Americans who control the outcome, giving them little incentive to strive to become part of it.
“Under the current system, we believe it is basically the Americans who get to pick the president,” Maulvi said. More