Taliban's co-founder has arrived in Kabul - BBC News

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founder of the Taliban, has arrived in Kabul to join talks on establishing a new government

There’s a promise of “inclusive” rule. But there’s never been any suggestion this is any more than an invitation to join an Islamic system dominated by the Taliban.

Political leaders like Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah are still in Kabul, still talking to Taliban leaders; their family photos posted on social media, even including women and girls, are also efforts to send a reassuring message. Karzai has even been to the Panjshir Valley, the last redoubt of the old order.