Matthew 24:10,11 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council on Tuesday that the Taliban might be willing to talk with the UN about minimizing causalities in Afghanistan.
“I encourage a meaningful dialogue to reduce this intolerable, continuing death toll and to protect civilians,” Ban said. He attributed his position to recent Taliban statements he felt showed a “willingness to engage.”
A UN report showed that while overall civilian deaths were down in 2012 the amount of deaths rose in the second half of the year. The Taliban is listed as responsible for 81% of the civilian deaths and injuries despite the terror group’s denial of responsibility.
“Anti-government groups must now live up to their public statement and international obligations to cease targeting civilians, using children in suicide operations, attacking public places and using victim-activated pressure-plate explosives,” Ban said.
The Taliban refuses to speak to the Afghani government because they claim they’re just puppets of the United States.
