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Abdul Rasoul Sayyaf, a former Islamic commander who brought al-Qaida leaders to Afghanistan, has registered to run for president, officials said.
Giving the Taliban diplomatic influence is a much-needed step in political reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan, a U.S. foreign policy expert said.
Reintegration and reconciliation talks planned for Afghan insurgents may produce few near-term gains because the Taliban feel victorious, U.S. scholars say.
Government reform in Afghanistan led by President Hamid Karzai is necessary for the international mission to succeed, a U.S. defense analyst said.
The effort to bring security to Afghanistan depends more on building an effective government than defeating the insurgency, analysts say.
The strategy to draw down U.S. military forces in Iraq while building troop strength in Afghanistan is a "reasonable compromise," an analyst said.
U.S. military operations in Iraq are still needed, but the mission has shifted from fighting wars to keeping the peace, regional analysts said.
British forces in Iraq face a humiliating retreat and a hard fight when it comes time to withdraw from Iraq, says a U.S. adviser.
U.S. planners say the controversial new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad may not be adequately secure for a heightened civil war in Iraq.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the surge of U.S. forces that began arriving in February staved off a civil war in his country.
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