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Opinion | It’s Time for the U.S. to Reach Out to the Taliban

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Opinion | It’s Time for the U.S. to Reach Out to the Taliban

President Trump has promised a bold new American approach to the world. Nowhere is that more urgently needed than in Afghanistan. Not only have its Taliban rulers crushed dissent and stripped away the rights of the country’s women and girls; they have also taken Americans hostage and are allowing Afghanistan to serve as a nerve … Read more

The Taliban’s leaders: Worldly and ‘inclusive’ or ruthless ideologues?

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The Taliban’s leaders: Worldly and ‘inclusive’ or ruthless ideologues?

One issued official blessings for the suicide bombers who killed scores in Afghanistan’s cities. Another enthusiastically deployed these bombers, as well as the gunmen who terrorized Afghan civil society in dozens of targeted assassinations. These are the top leaders of the Taliban, men who have spent years on the run, in hiding, in jail and … Read more