US to back Taliban reintegration: Holbrooke
The United States will support a plan to reintegrate Taliban fighters set to be announced by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, special representative Richard Holbrooke said Wednesday. Holbrooke said Karzai will outline an ambitious plan Thursday to convince low-level and mid-level Taliban fighters who don’t back al-Qaeda to give up their…
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