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Probably No U.S.-Taliban Deals Independent of Kabul? Maybe?

Jul 31, 20203.3K Shares412.8K Views
Reading President Obama’s endorsement of reconciliation efforts with the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, I wondered the other daywhether the U.S. military would repeat its efforts in Iraqand seek to cut deals with particular insurgent outfits independent of the national government. At yesterday’s Pentagon briefing, a reporter whom I gather to be the Los Angeles Times’ Julian Barnesasked spokesman Geoff Morrell about that:
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