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U.S. reconciliation offer "lunatic": Taliban spokesman
And, you must admit, they do know "lunatic"...KABUL (Reuters) -- Taliban insurgents reject a U.S. offer of "honorable reconciliation," a top spokesman said on Wednesday, calling it a "lunatic idea" and saying the only way to end the war was to withdraw foreign troops. With the Afghan conflict now in its eighth year, NATO-led forces and the Taliban are locked in a bloody stalemate with violence set to rise further this year as more U.S. troops arrive and seek to contain the insurgency ahead of August elections. Some stalemate: we set the traps and they die ensnared ... Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-01 |
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