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Taliban Admits ‘Peace’ Negotiations with U.S. are Merely Means to Withdraw ‘Foreign Forces’

Wed, 01/22/2020 - 9:23am

Taliban Admits ‘Peace’ Negotiations with U.S. are Merely Means to Withdraw ‘Foreign Forces’ by Bill Roggio – Long War Journal

The Taliban admitted this week that current negotiations with the “arrogant” U.S. – often billed as “peace talks” that will purportedly end the fighting in Afghanistan – are merely being conducted to facilitate “the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.”

The Taliban made the statements in its latest commentary, titled “Powerless shall always remain shareless…!,” which was published in English on Jan. 20 on its official website, Voice of Jihad.

In addition, the terrorist group called the Afghan government “impotent,” “powerless,” “incapable,” “a tool of the invaders,” and a host of other insults in the statement. The Taliban was clear, as it has consistently been clear, that it would not deal with the Afghan government, which has been “sidelined [by the U.S.] in every major decision regarding Afghanistan.”…

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