U.S. Afghan Envoy Expects Taliban to Continue Attacks Alongside Talks

U.S. Afghan Envoy Expects Taliban to Continue Attacks Alongside Talks | CNS News: 
"On a visit to India, U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins, who is slated to head up the U.S. side if talks with the Taliban take place, reiterated the administration’s long-stated stance that any agreement will require the Taliban ending violence, respecting the Afghan constitution and cutting ties with al-Qaeda.
But, asked by journalists in New Delhi about ongoing Taliban attacks, Dobbins said he did not expect a ceasefire before talks get underway.
“Frankly, I anticipate that Taliban will continue to try to negotiate from a position of strength,” Dobbins said."  We say - this more than anything indicates that the US/NATO/ISAF are negotiating from a position of weakness at the end of a disastrous occupation.