Saturday, August 31, 2019

The Taban have one foreign policy, be assholes and get bombed

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban attacked a second Afghan city in as many days on Sunday, an official said, even as Washington’s peace envoy said the U.S. and the militant group are “at the threshold of an agreement” to end America’s longest war.
The attack on the capital of Baghlan province came hours after U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said he warned the Taliban during talks in Qatar that “violence like this must stop.” But he appeared determined to move forward on a deal that plans the withdrawal of some 14,000 remaining U.S. troops in exchange for Taliban guarantees that Afghanistan will not be used as a launch pad for global attacks.
Khalilzad was visiting Kabul on Sunday to brief the Afghan government on a deal that is not yet final. Both he and the Taliban confirmed the latest round of talks had ended.
The attacks are seen as strengthening the negotiating position of the Taliban, who control or hold sway over roughly half of Afghanistan and are at their strongest since their 2001 defeat by a U.S.-led invasion. Some critics have warned that the Taliban are merely waiting out the U.S. and that another U.S. goal in the talks, a cease-fire, likely will not happen as foreign troops leave.
The entire generation of Taliban resulted in them getting bombed, the power taking turns. It is Iran's turn, and the Taliban will do some stupid and get bombed by Iran. Eventually India and China will bomb them, they have no other cultural aim. 

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