What We, the Taliban, Want

Posted on AllSides February 21st, 2020
From The Left
National Security, Taliban
OPINION

I am convinced that the killing and the maiming must stop, the deputy leader of the Taliban writes.

When our representatives started negotiating with the United States in 2018, our confidence that the talks would yield results was close to zero. We did not trust American intentions after 18 years of war and several previous attempts at negotiation that had proved futile.

Nevertheless, we decided to try once more. The long war has exacted a terrible cost from everyone. We thought it unwise to dismiss any potential opportunity for peace...

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