Toronto Star Features ICAR Masters Student Shukria Dellawar
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While Canada goes head to head with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is extending a hand to a group of former fighters he hopes will forge a peace deal with the Islamists. Like many Afghans, Karzai believes the Taliban will be in the country long after the NATO troops have folded their tents. And it is a sign that after five years of ongoing violence, the beleaguered leader sees little alternative to a truce
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