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With Sirajuddin Haqqani in, Taliban can forget about recognition and the world- diplomacy
2021-09-09
Wishful thinking from India.
[OneIndia] The inclusion of Sirajuddin Haqqani
...son of Pashtun warlord Jalaluddin Haqqani, still titular head of the Haqqani Network....
, the leader of the proscribed terror group Haqqani Network would clearly be an irritant for the United States.

Despite US President, Joe The Big Guy Biden
...46th president of the U.S. I'm not working for you. Don't be such a horse's ass. Don't say he didn't warn us...
urging the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
to cut all ties with terrorist groups, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of the Haqqani Network, who is on the FBI
...Formerly one of the world's premier criminal investigation organizations, something for a nation to be proud of. Now it's a political arm of the Deep State oligarchy that is willing to trump up charges, suppress evidence, or take out insurance policies come election time...
's most wanted list for terrorism will serve as a minister.

The United States has said that it is concerned about the track records and affiliations of some of the people named by the Taliban in the government of Afghanistan. A US state department spokesperson in a statement said that it expects the Taliban to ensure that Afghan soil is not used to threaten any other country and allow humanitarian access in support of the people of Afghanistan.

The decision to have many senior members who have been sanctioned by the United Nations
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
would stand in the way of both diplomacy and International recognition.

Sirajuddin Haqqani is wanted by the US for questioning in connection with the attack on a hotel in Kabul in January 2008. The attack is said to have been coordinated by Haqqani and in the strike six people including an American national was killed. He is also wanted by the FBI for an liquidation attempt on former Afghan president, Hamid Maybe I'll join the Taliban Karzai
...A product, and probably the sole product, of the Southern Alliance...
in 2008.

Pakistain's ISI and elements within that country view Haqqani Network as a useful ally and proxy force to represent their interests in Kabul, the Institute for the Study of War said in a report. To this end the HQN forces have repeatedly targeted Indian infrastructure and construction projects in Afghanistan.

ISW also describes Haqqani more extreme than his father. ISW (https://www.understandingwar.org/report/haqqani-network) also says that he maintains close ties with the al-Qaeda and Pakistain terrorist organizations. Further ISW also points out that Pakistain has refused to launch military attacks in North Wazoo where a sizeable number of the al-Qaeda leadership resides.

The FBI (https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/terrorinfo/sirajuddin-haqqani) says that the Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading directly to the arrest of Sirajuddin Haqqani.

Haqqani is thought to stay in Pakistain, specifically the Miram Shah, North Waziristan, Pakistain, area. He is reportedly a big shot of the Haqqani network
...a branch of the Afghan Taliban, based in Pakistain. The network is a family business founded by the later Jalaluddin Haqqani...
, and maintains close ties to the Taliban and al Qaeda. Haqqani is a specially designated global terrorist, the FBI says.

Sirajuddin Haqqani is wanted for questioning in connection with the January 2008 attack on a hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed six people, including an American citizen. He is believed to have coordinated and participated in cross-border attacks against United States and coalition forces in Afghanistan. Haqqani also allegedly was involved in the planning of the liquidation attempt on Afghanistan's Caped President Hamid Karzai in 2008, the FBI also said.
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#4  Loud giggles from China.
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-09-09 17:42  

#3  Considering the number of kleptocracies in the UN -- no bet
Posted by: magpie   2021-09-09 10:38  

#2  /\ Ha, you really do think we're stupid.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-09-09 09:55  

#1  Anyone willing to take a bet?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB   2021-09-09 09:53  

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