“…in August [29] 2011, after secret talks had begun with the Americans, [Taliban leader] Mullah Omar admitted for the first time that talks were going on. He said that in the interest of a peaceful Afghanistan, ‘every legitimate option can be considered in order to reach this goal,’ and he accepted that ‘all’ ethnic groups ‘will have participation’ in governing Afghanistan–a clear message to non-Pashtuns.”
– Ahmed Rashid, Pakistan on the Brink, Page 118