The realisation on the part of the Afghan Taliban that talks is the way to go and that there is an earnest need for scaling down on public posturing is a welcome development. Though a belated cognisance, it could have churned wonders had it happened on the eve of talks in Doha and Istanbul that were merely torpedoed by Kabul on ego-centric prefixes. The least that the reclusive dispensation should do is to watch its steps and be reminded that it has a responsibility to dispense for itself, and for the region,........

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