It seems that Afghan president Hamid Karzai is a little upset that the Taliban prefers talking to the US as opposed to negotiating with his gracious and upstanding government. Karzai better get used to this kind of treatment; we're leaving and we're going to depart as fast as we can negotiate a deal that will allow us to get everyone out before the Taliban hang Karzai from a sour apple tree. BBC: The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is "Afghan-led", President Hamid Karzai has said. The statement came a day after the US said it would talk to the Taliban, who opened a political office in Qatar. Mr Karzai earlier suspended talks with the US on its military presence in Afghanistan after Nato leaves in 2014. Correspondents say Mr Karzai is angry the insurgents did not commit to talk directly to the Afghan government. A statement from his office said Afghan negotiators would stay away from the Qatar talks, which were due to start...(Read Full Post)