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Taliban Call For Talks, But Continue Attacks In Afghanistan

NPR

Published February 20, 2018 at 1:52 PM EST

Afghan volunteers carry a body at the scene of a car bomb exploded in front of the old Ministry of Interior building in Kabul on Jan. 27, 2018.
An ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded area of Kabul on January 27, killing at least 17 people and wounding 110 others, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images) — Afghan volunteers carry a body at the scene of a car bomb exploded in front of the old Ministry of Interior building in Kabul on Jan. 27, 2018. An ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded area of Kabul on January 27, killing at least 17 people and wounding 110 others, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images)

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for several recent attacks in Afghanistan that have left more than 100 people dead. But at the same time, the group has also released a letter calling for negotiations with the U.S.

Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with Patricia Gossman (@pagossman), a senior researcher on Afghanistan with Human Rights Watch, about the Taliban’s current strategy.