Are diplomatic ties between the US and Taliban possible?

The Taliban has freed an American contractor in exchange for an Afghan drug dealer in a prisoner swap between the US and Afghanistan. The group says this is a new era in relations with Washington, but will it change anything? 

Join host Hashem Ahelbarra. 

Guests: 

Peter Zwack - Retired Brigadier Generial in US army. 

Graeme Smith - Senior Consultant on Afghanistan for the International Crisis Group.

Ahmad Shuja Jamal - Former Director General of International Relations and Regional Cooperation at the National Council of Afghanistan.