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Mil Times Follow-up article: 5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl join Taliban's political office in Qatar

2018-10-31

[Military Times] KABUL, Afghanistan ‐ Five members of the Afghan Taliban who were freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for captured American Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have joined the insurgent group’s political office in Qatar, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday.

They will now be among Taliban representatives negotiating for peace in Afghanistan, a sign some negotiators in Kabul say indicates the Taliban’s desire for a peace pact.
Bowe Bergdahl as the deranged POW. Carter Page as the traitorous Russian spy. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as.... Same basic diversionary theme, different movie.
Others fear the five, all of whom were close to the insurgent group's founder and hard-line leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, bring with them the same ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam that characterized the group's five-year rule that ended in 2001 with the U.S.-led invasion.

Posted by:Besoeker

#9 Barry should be hung for treason. Not only give the Talibunnies cash he freed their generals.

How is that not f-ing treason?

Posted by: Woodrow 2018-10-31 18:39

#8 #7 The surprise is that they are not in Afghanistan shooting at Americans.

That is good. I listened to General Mattis speak yesterday. He said much of the burden is being transferred to U.S. trained Afghan troops. Unlike some of the Afghan special forces in the past; he said they are capable. They are also experiencing fairly high casualty numbers. They seem to be well trained, equipped, and willing to fight.

Posted by: JohnQC 2018-10-31 17:56

#7 The surprise is that they are not in Afghanistan shooting at Americans.

The unsurprise is they are probably developing strategies for others.

Posted by: Skidmark 2018-10-31 16:30

#6 Sometime in the next few months I hope there will be an "inadvertent leak" that two of the five agreed to work for us.

Posted by: james 2018-10-31 15:36

#5 The surprise is that they are not in Afghanistan shooting at Americans.

Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-10-31 15:35

#4 Not a surprise.

Posted by: JohnQC 2018-10-31 11:59

#3 since they are not actively engaged in terrorism but only advocating for terrorism and advancing terrorism tin Afghanistan, quite a few lefties will say, "see, it worked"

Posted by: lord garth 2018-10-31 09:52

#2 Don't laugh too hard. After all, 0bumhole has groupies who believe when he claims credit for the trump economy.

Posted by: gorb 2018-10-31 02:23

#1 They will now be among Taliban representatives negotiating for peace in Afghanistan, a sign some negotiators in Kabul say indicates the Taliban’s desire for a peace pact.

All in accordance with the Brennan-Obama peace plan for Afghanistan. These things take 'time' you know.

Posted by: Besoeker 2018-10-31 01:13

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