Afghan Taliban raise hopes with surprise Eid ceasefire

[Firdousi]

I feel great sympathy for rank and file Taliban ....most of them are exploited as pawns and manipulated....but their leaders are social parasites. I want peace but don't want these thugs to get off scott free.

Most of them are poor rural people stuck in the middle of an imposed war. We have a dehumanized picture of them. But their leaders are disgusting parasites. So are "ours".

The thing here is that many people here are making a lot of money at the expense of Afghan blood: our government, warlords, Taliban leaderships, ISI/Pak generals, American corporations, the Indian Hindutva government.. war is a lucrative business.

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[MENTION=19424]Firdousi[/MENTION]

Hey Firdousi,

Do you mind unblocking me since I can't really address your thoughts? I must have said something years ago? Let it go bro.


While I do not believe the Ghani regime has any legitimacy, I have to give credit when it is due. The ceasefire offer puts the nation on a path towards a peace which has been so elusive. If not now, it definitely has paved the way for a process similar to the Peshawar talks which oversaw the full withdrawal and defeat of the Soviet Union/Russia.

I do believe that behind Ghani's offer of an unconditional ceasefire was Trump via Pompeo because Trump wants out.

[Sikandar.]

One does not place the faith of a nation on hope.