▁U . S . ▁officials ▁Kar za i ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁group ' s ▁leadership ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁lo ya ▁j ir ga ▁meeting ▁to ▁initi ate ▁peace ▁tal ks . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal , ▁these ▁steps ▁were ▁initially ▁reci proc ated ▁with ▁an ▁intens ification ▁of ▁bomb ings , ▁assass in ations ▁and ▁amb ush es . ▁ ▁Many ▁Afghan ▁groups ▁( including ▁the ▁former ▁intelligence ▁chief ▁Am r ul lah ▁S ale h ▁and ▁opposition ▁leader ▁Dr . ▁Abd ul lah ▁Abd ul lah ) ▁believe ▁that ▁Kar za i ' s ▁plan ▁a ims ▁to ▁appe ase ▁the ▁ins urg ents ' ▁senior ▁leadership ▁at ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁constitution , ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁process ▁and ▁progress ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁human ▁rights , ▁especially ▁women ' s ▁rights . ▁Dr . ▁Abd ul lah ▁stated : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁ 7 6 % ▁of ▁civil ian ▁cas ual ties ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Afghan istan ▁is ▁currently ▁struggling ▁to ▁re build ▁itself ▁while ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁war , ▁cor ruption ▁among ▁high - level ▁polit icians ▁and ▁the ▁on going ▁Tal ib an ▁ins ur gency ▁which ▁according ▁to ▁different ▁scientific ▁instit utes ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics , ▁senior ▁international ▁officials , ▁such ▁as ▁former ▁United ▁States ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁J