Taliban Hint at Softer Line in Talks With Afghan Leaders - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — After years of deriding Afghanistan’s government and army as corrupt tools of Western occupiers, the Taliban have begun publicly airing a softer vision for the country’s future, with senior insurgent leaders saying the militants are willing to govern alongside other Afghan factions and even to adopt the current American-financed army as their own. - Taliban Hint at Softer Line in Talks With Afghan Leaders