McCHRYSTAL SAYS ENOUGH FIGHTING, HOPES FOR TALIBAN DEAL

"... Stanley McChrystal... the commander of Nato forces... (said) an increase in the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan could lead to a negotiated peace with the Taliban... (saying) "It's not my job to extend olive branches, but it is my job to help set conditions where people in the right positions can have options on the way forward. As a soldier, my personal feeling is that there's been enough fighting..."
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