thomas h. johnson is an author and research professor of the national security affairs department at the naval postgraduate school. he says the piece talks and have little chance of success with a taliban political chief and co founder motor i bologna. barracuda, demanding more than the government can give. it's very important to remember that even before the piece talk started, which were september 12th of last year, graders assistant came out said they were to non negotiable demands of these talks . one is that they wanted to re establish the islamic emerett and to they wanted to reestablish their view of radical d o bonds. sri la either of those to. ready mean to enter the capital regime. i mean, it took 2 months for them to even come up with any procedures and they're still arguing about procedures for the talks. ah, the city on the italian on and of sicily, his record to europe. hottest ever temperature. syracusa registered 48.8 degrees. the world mitre logical organisation is expected to verify t

and to really do all they can to improve the situation in afghanistan are joined now by thomas h. johnson research professor, the national security affairs department at the naval postgraduate school and author of taliban narratives. the uses and power of stories in the kind of stone conflict. it joins us by scott, from monterey in california. thank you very much indeed for being with us. so just to pick up on the, on those, those talks what your forecast is there any possibility of a negotiated peace settlement going forward? well, i, me, 2 days ago gone, he said the negotiations were over. i like to say a little about negotiations. when clowers i had last year in february, february 29, suggested this historic piece agreement. if you really take a look at it more for a phased withdrawal of us troops, he was never a peace treaty. there hasn't been a, there hasn't been a and william malley, a very respect, a diplomatic historian and african watcher has said the initial negotiations. that is the 9 talks that cows are here with taliban were the worst negotiations sense munich in 1937 and the