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2019-09-02 Afghanistan

The Key Role Pakistan Is Playing In U.S.-Taliban Talks

[NPR] A bomb parked under the preacher's pulpit in a mosque likely had a high-profile target: a brother of the Taliban leader. It was seen by the Taliban as a warning to stop their talks with the United States.

The bombing, on Aug. 16, was in Pakistan ‐ on the outskirts of the garrison town of Quetta, near the Afghan border. And its location spotlighted something else: the powerful and uneasy place of Pakistan in these negotiations. Quetta is widely understood to be the base of Afghanistan's Taliban leadership.

Critics have long contended that Pakistan has held some sway over the Taliban by offering them shelter, if not outright support.

Now the country is facilitating negotiations between Washington and the Taliban that will likely see a withdrawal of most foreign troops, in return for the insurgents' promise they won't let Afghanistan be a launchpad for future global terrorist attacks.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-09-02 07:40|| || Front Page|| [10325 views ] Top
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#1 Playing a "Key Role" for the Taliban.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-09-02 07:44|| 2019-09-02 07:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Similar to Obama and Kerry sitting on the side of the Iranian negotiating table.

Posted by Airandee 2019-09-02 09:27|| 2019-09-02 09:27|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't think playing a 'key role' in the taliban's affairs is conducive to one's well-being.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-02 12:42|| 2019-09-02 12:42|| Front Page Top

#4 they created them so we know what side they are on

Posted by chris 2019-09-02 16:54|| 2019-09-02 16:54|| Front Page Top

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