Reformed Taliban in Afghan govt not wrong, says Holbrooke
MADRID (Reuters) – The US diplomat in charge of Afghanistan and Pakistan affairs said Washington accepted that a final political solution in Afghanistan could involve reformed Taliban in the government if certain “red lines” were respected.
Richard Holbrooke said the peace jirga in Kabul, in which the Afghan President was…
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