A milestone in Afghanistan this week -- with Afghan forces now taking the lead for their own security.<br/> <br />Peace efforts also looked underway with U.S. and the Taliban agreeing to talks in Qatar. But Afghan government anger at the fanfare surrounding the opening of a Taliban office in the Gulf state threw preparations into confusion.<br/> <br />Brigadier General Heinz J. Feldmann is the spokesman for International Security Assistance Force.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) BRIGADIER GENERAL HEINZ J. FELDMANN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We hear a lot of messages here -- going back and forth this week. And you understand as an ISAF spokesman I am not in a position to talk about bilateral or trilateral things going on as far as the peace process is concerned. What I can tell you is that our concerns is that the Afghan people are really proud of their security forces, and they should be."<br/> <br />Word of the U.S.-Taliban talks had raised hopes that Afghanistan and the Taliban might enter their first-ever direc
