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2021-08-18 Afghanistan

US officials are ‘talking’ to Taliban about safe passage for refugees

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Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
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#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|| 2021-08-18 06:57|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ You can bet there will be a cost.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-18 07:02|| 2021-08-18 07:02|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Everyone in Guantanamo?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-08-18 07:03|| 2021-08-18 07:03|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-08-18 07:40|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-08-18 09:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Yea, well, cool down - lets see how long Taliban can rule.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-08-18 09:09|| 2021-08-18 09:09|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ Truth

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-18 09:11|| 2021-08-18 09:11|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-08-18 12:08|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm with #6.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-18 13:50|| 2021-08-18 13:50|| Front Page Top

#10 Talking to the taliban sounds, pricey.

Posted by Cesare 2021-08-18 17:09|| 2021-08-18 17:09|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-08-18 19:00|| Front Page Top

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