Peter Bergen : Idea of dealing with moderate Taliban is gaining more support . The U.S. and Pakistan are working on a plan to deal with the Taliban, but it remains unclear whether Islamabad will be able to convince its ally that they can work together against militants who have been Taliban leadership thinks it 's winning the war and wo n't cut a deal , he says . Bergen : Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil , the former foreign minister who met with Afghan government officials in Saudi Arabia in September , to discuss some kind of agreement with the Harmid Karzai administration , was a foe of bin Laden 's long before 9/11 and was never a hard-liner . Afghan government too weak to engage in meaningful talks .
Peter Bergen : Idea of dealing with moderate Taliban is gaining more support . The U.S. and Pakistan are working on a plan to deal with the Taliban, but it remains unclear whether Islamabad will be able to convince its ally that they can work together against militants who have been Taliban leadership thinks it 's winning the war and wo n't cut a deal , he says . Bergen : Afghan government too weak to engage in meaningful talks .