With 'no military solution' in sight, U.S. forced to talk peace with Taliban despite ongoing attack

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With 'no military solution' in sight, U.S. forced to talk peace with Taliban despite ongoing attacks



By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times - Saturday, February 8, 2020

America has exhausted all of its military options in Afghanistan and is left with little choice but to forge ahead in peace talks with the Taliban, Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Asad M. Khan said Monday, underscoring the high stakes of grueling negotiations.

In an exclusive interview with The Washington Times, Mr. Khan said the two sides have reached a crucial moment — despite continued Taliban attacks and a spike in American strikes against the radical Islamist movement’s top targets — to solidify a cease-fire agreement that could wind down two decades of conflict and bring to a close the longest war in U.S. history.

President Trump has pressed for a deal with the Taliban and the U.S.-backed government in Kabul that would allow him to draw down the estimated 12,000-plus American combat troops based in the country, but both sides have balked when a deal appeared in sight over the past year.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/8/no-military-solution-sight-us-forced-talk-peace-ta/

[Smokin Joe]

Yeah, well, the Taliban 'benefit' from fighting the Great Satan, just as the Afghan government benefits from fighting the Taliban, in that both get funding, equipment, etc. they otherwise would not. Other illicit business opportunities may exist for either group. When there's a war on, there are those who profit well, and who can conceal their activities in the commerce of conflict.

Peace is bad for business.