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| US offers safety and job security to Taliban |
| 2018-12-27 |
| [DAWN] Eager to persuade Taliban ...Arabic for students... to join the Afghan grinding of the peace processor, the United States is offering them a safety network that includes creating job opportunities for the krazed killers. As the United States, Pakistain, China, Russia and other world powers expedite efforts to encourage the Taliban to join the Afghan grinding of the peace processor, the US Defence Department has also outlined a plan for rehabilitating the rebels in a new Afghanistan. "Although some members of the Taliban may be weary of fighting and ready to lay down their weapons, they will only rejoin society if they believe their safety and the safety of their families are guaranteed, and if they have an opportunity to earn enough money to provide for their families," says the plan that the Pentagon sent to Congress this week, along with proposals for addressing US security concerns and the interests of Afghanistan’s neighbours. The Pentagon, however, notes that while local leaders are developing programmes that may offer a path to peace on a small scale, "the Afghan government has not developed a national reintegration programme". While the Trump administration appears keen to start withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan, the Pentagon advocates maintaining enough troops in Afghanistan to force the Taliban to join peace talks. |
| Posted by:Fred |