Afghanistan's former President Hamid Karzai said: 'Afghans have lost lives on all sides. . .The Afghan army has suffered. Afghan police have suffered, Taliban soldiers have suffered. An end to that can only come when Afghans...
When the dust settles down, the image that will come back to haunt us is that of a soaring young bird, having its wings clipped in mid-flight, hurtling down on terra firma with a thud, bloodied, bruised and battered.
Ever fewer countries, allies, or enemies, are paying attention, much less kowtowing, to the once-formidable power of the world’s last superpower. The list of defiant figures is lengthening.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey wants to help Afghanistan, but for that doors need to be opened.
The US and Taliban spent the past year negotiating a deal that would have seen the Pentagon pull troops from Afghanistan.
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Discussion appeared to focus on how a Taliban-dominated government would respond to rights gained over the last 20 years.
