Taliban Chief: US Troop Surge a ‘Mistake’
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 23, 2017 ISLAMABAD — The leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban says the United States will be “making a mistake” by increasing its troop numbers to combat the insurgents, who have vowed to fight until the end of the “illegitimate [foreign] occupation” of the country. Maulavi Haibatullah Akhunzadah made the remarks Friday in