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Afghanistan
US officials are ‘talking’ to Taliban about safe passage for refugees
2021-08-18
[IsraelTimes] The United States says that the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
 have promised safe passage for thousands of civilians seeking to reach Kabul airport in order to leave Afghanistan.

"The Taliban have informed us they are prepared to provide the safe passage of civilians to the airport, and we intend to hold them to that commitment," National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells news hounds at the White House.

Sullivan says the US is also "talking" with the Taliban about the timetable for the removal of thousands of American citizens and Afghans fleeing the country on US military aircraft.

Related: Biden Admin Admits It Does Not Know How Many Americans Are Trapped In Afghanistan, Could Be 10,000
Posted by:trailing wife

#11  Have they tried offering them Soy?

With #6 as well, or was, not sure yet. The theory of the rapid leave was Talis would overextend and get heady, and picked apart by rivals. However, these international negotiations and calls for, cough, gender inclusive government is legitimizing their rule.

Say after all this pandering and title giving, Dostrum launches a bold counter-attack, retakes Kabul, and the Tali army melts back into the villages. I know, but play along, how would the internationals approach that new situation?

Which is easier for the internationals, admit being wrong about kingmakers again, or air strike Dostrum's approach to the capital?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-08-18 19:00  

#10  Talking to the taliban sounds, pricey.
Posted by: Cesare   2021-08-18 17:09  

#9  I'm with #6.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-08-18 13:50  

#8  JoJo already knows how to prepare pallets of cash, but can we print that much before 31 August?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2021-08-18 12:08  

#7  ^ Truth
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-08-18 09:11  

#6  Yea, well, cool down - lets see how long Taliban can rule.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-08-18 09:09  

#5  Offer the Taliban $1 million per capita to let Afghans out of their own country, that should do it just fine! Do I have to be the only one to come up with ideas like this?
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843   2021-08-18 09:08  

#4  the ultimate question is who the turbans consider civilians.

i would guess anyone not wearing a turban is part of the dar al harb
Posted by: Retard Strength   2021-08-18 07:40  

#3  ^Everyone in Guantanamo?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-08-18 07:03  

#2  /\ You can bet there will be a cost.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-08-18 07:02  

#1  Xi could offer a release of all hostages in exchange for the Biden administration declaring the lab escape theory a hoax and pressuring all Western social media sites to resume the aggressive suppression of such speculation.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2021-08-18 06:57  

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