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Pentagon 'wanted to pay Taliban expenses'The Trump administration wanted to reimburse the Taliban for their expenses attending recent peace talks, according to a congressional aide.But a Capitol Hill committee denied the request to cover the militants' costs such as food and lodging, a lawmaker's spokesman told the BBC.The bid was rejected because it would have amounted to illegal material support for terrorists, said the aide.Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48300618