John Bergen : Idea of dealing with moderate Taliban is gaining more support . Why would new agreements with the Taliban on either side of the Afghan-Pakistan border yield different results ? Bergen says it 's not likely to be a strategy for success in the Aghanistan war . Taliban leadership thinks it 's losing the war and ' n't make a deal , he says . Bergen : Afghan government too weak to engage in meaningful negotiations .
John Bergen : Idea of dealing with moderate Taliban is gaining more support . Bergen says it 's not likely to be a strategy for success in the Aghanistan war . Taliban leadership thinks it 's losing the war and ' n't make a deal , he says . Bergen : Afghan government too weak to engage in meaningful negotiations .