Afghan Taliban officials: 'US agrees to discuss troops pullout'

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I don’t know what goes on in the minds of the foreign policy circles of the US but through 3 US administrations, there have always been back channels to the Taliban. The Taliban cover up of Mullah Omar’s death was an embarrassment and really killed the first chance of meaningful negotiations between afg.talib.us. I suspect that the attitude of the US these days is basically “ok let’s get this over with, but if not we will keep bombing you.” Trump fashions himself as a deal maker so if peace happens then it’s a WIN! If not then it’s something he says he inherited from the Democrats and th war goes on while American people continue to not give a ****.

Agreed on your points. I got to be optimistic about Trump. I do feel uncomfortable talking about Trump like this (due to all the other crap he does), but my hope stems from the fact he continues to say this war is a big waste of time. He is not a usual President.

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Trump is one of the first Presidents that insults generals on their face with regards to Afghanistan. Previous Presidents have always been timid of MIC