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Diplomats: Afghan Pullout Plan Could Complicate Peace Talks

30th December, 2018 · admin 25 Comments
A file photo of American soldiers at an unknown location in Afghanistan.

A file photo of American soldiers at an unknown location in Afghanistan.

Aman Azhar
VOA News
December 29, 2018

Former senior diplomats who have steered U.S. policy on Afghanistan say U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported decision to pull thousands of troops out of that country complicates U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad’s efforts to broker a cease-fire with the Taliban.

Trump announced he was considering withdrawing roughly half of the 14,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan, shortly after he said American forces would pull out of Syria. Both decisions took many by surprise, including some officials tasked with overseeing U.S. foreign policy.

A former U.S. diplomat, who requested not to be named because of possible reprisal, told VOA that Khalilzad needed flexibility on a U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan because that has long been a demand by the Taliban.

“What’s problematic is that any gesture indicating drawdown had to be on a quid pro quo basis and tied to a cease-fire agreement by the Taliban, which does not appear to be the case,” the former U.S. official said. “And that can have military- as well as policy-related consequences, not to mention the Afghan government circles do not like this situation one bit as they feel they have been sold out by Ambassador Khalilzad.”

Ambassador Richard Boucher, a former assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, told VOA the decision to withdraw some troops from Afghanistan was a political decision, not a strategic one.

Former U.S. Ambassador Robin Raphel agreed, and added that the announcement put additional pressure on Khalilzad’s office to come up with a deal that doesn’t damage the U.S. reputation as a reliable ally in the region.

“Otherwise, this would send wrong message to the Taliban and the neighboring countries like Pakistan, who have always doubted U.S. seriousness to stay in Afghanistan,” Raphel said.

 

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25 thoughts on “Diplomats: Afghan Pullout Plan Could Complicate Peace Talks”

  1. BAGHLANI says:
    December 30, 2018 at 7:15 am

    Come on;
    you free loaders !
    ******************
    ************
    *******
    What do you parasites care
    about the regio- it is all
    on expense of the people
    of Afghanistan.
    ==========
    JUST
    GET OUT !
    ***
    **
    *
    AND TAKE YOUR
    *CRAZY
    AMEEGOOZ
    (KARZAI, ABDULLAH AND GHANI)
    .
    WITH
    YOU,
    AS WELL !

  2. BAGHLANI says:
    December 30, 2018 at 7:18 am

    *NO HOPE- EVEN
    FOR
    ANOTHER CENTURY !

  3. BAGHLANI says:
    December 30, 2018 at 7:21 am

    *GIVE UP
    ***
    **
    *
    dirty/deadly
    *GAMES !

  4. BAGHLANI says:
    December 30, 2018 at 4:38 pm

    *YOU CRAZY
    NUT BALLS
    LIVE
    IN
    A
    DREAM WORLD- ACTUALLY;
    IT IS ON
    A
    “FREE FALL” !

  5. BAGHLANI says:
    December 30, 2018 at 4:39 pm

    *NO ONE
    COULD
    CATCH
    IT !

  6. Harry Callahan says:
    December 30, 2018 at 9:56 pm

    Haaahaaa Baghlani you cowardice traitor. We are laughing at you fools. The Taliban are going to make you a chew boy again when we finally pull out of your ****hole of a country. Love you, Dad.

    • BAGHLANI says:
      January 1, 2019 at 6:13 pm

      Now I know who you are- you are
      the
      ALBINOMAN
      who hides his ugly face
      from
      the sun.
      .
      I feel sorry; for you
      semi-retarded
      slob.
      ===
      ==
      =
      You coward don’t
      have the stomach
      to
      fight
      either- just collectinîg
      free
      government donations
      to
      the military !

      • BAGHLANI says:
        January 1, 2019 at 6:17 pm

        And talk trash- you sick filthy dogs types, are
        nothing but
        enslaved
        camp-followed
        to your defeated
        parasitic masters.

      • BAGHLANI says:
        January 1, 2019 at 6:22 pm

        Now:
        You can
        yell
        and
        kick
        like a
        *BANSHI
        in
        the sky !

    • BAGHLANI says:
      January 1, 2019 at 6:44 pm

      *You (semi-retard), better know
      who you’re
      real
      master HAS BERN DURING MOST OF THE LAST
      TEN MILLENIA. before insulting Afghanistan.
      ===
      ==
      =
      ALL OF YOU SSVAGES WERE CIVILIZED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE
      GREATER MIDFLE EADT !
      ***
      **
      *
      If you got a little brain; go back to historical facts and fviddnces of the last ten thousands of years- THRN YOU, (SEMI-RETARD), WILL RESLIZE WHRTHER WHAT I DM TSLKKNGBZBOUT.

      • BAGHLANI says:
        January 1, 2019 at 6:49 pm

        You are still stuck
        in
        your
        inferior genetic
        make up !
        ======
        You are
        a
        lost case !

        • BAGHLANI says:
          January 1, 2019 at 6:53 pm

          And; you will
          be
          set
          where you rightly belong- it
          will
          happen !
          ===
          =====
          ========
          MARK
          MY
          WORDS !

          • BAGHLANI says:
            January 1, 2019 at 7:02 pm

            YOU MIGHT, AS WELL, CALL IT THE SURVIVAL
            OF
            THE FITTEST.
            ***
            **
            *
            BUT;
            I
            ASSURE
            YOU
            (%100)
            THAT
            YOU
            “SAVAGES”
            WON’T
            MAKE
            IT
            EVEN
            TO
            THE NEXT
            ROUND !

    • BAGHLANI says:
      January 1, 2019 at 7:05 pm

      *YOU
      ARE
      EXHAUSTED !!!!!

  7. BAGHLANI says:
    January 1, 2019 at 12:06 pm

    See ; how
    “retarded and perverted”,
    these
    parasites,
    could
    possibly
    get- as you clearly notice,
    this diseased rat
    is
    scared !
    =====
    ======
    =======
    Yes; your evil eyes were seeking
    filth
    in
    Afghanistan. well; you found it
    and
    ate them all.

    now; your
    stupid brain is
    all poisoned an damaged.
    That is why you are running away,
    in high speed, like
    a
    coward maniac !
    ===
    ==
    =
    Run boy – RUN !

  8. BAGHLANI says:
    January 1, 2019 at 7:34 pm

    YOU :
    ||||||||||||
    “COWARD RACE “
    .
    DESTROYED AFGHANISTAN,
    RIGHT ,
    IN
    FRONT OF OUR EYES !
    ===
    ==
    =
    IT
    IS
    UNFORGIVABLE !

  9. BAGHLANI says:
    January 1, 2019 at 7:46 pm

    *JESUS
    NEVER
    STOOD UP
    FOR SAVAGE
    MEGALOMANIACS !
    ==================>
    HIS MAIN MESSAGES
    WERE ALL
    FOR
    “PEACE” !

  10. BAGHLANI says:
    January 1, 2019 at 11:43 pm

    My apology for
    the typing errors:
    ============
    ============
    ALL
    OF
    YOU SSVAGES
    WERE CIVILIZED
    BY
    THE
    GREAT PEOPLE
    OF
    THE
    GREATER
    “MIDDLE EAST” !
    ***
    **
    *
    If you got a little brain; go back to historical facts and clearly noticevthe evidences of the last ten thousands of years- THEN, YOU,
    (SEMI-RETARD), WILL REALIZE WHETHER WHO CIVILIZED YOU SAVAGES.

  11. BAGHLANI says:
    January 1, 2019 at 11:52 pm

    I mean; you guys have
    been able
    to
    expand so
    large
    and
    rapidly (relatively),
    after committing extreme
    military crimes
    on
    Innocent
    and
    defenseless locals
    across the world.
    ==============
    ***
    **
    *
    All, just in the matter
    of
    around
    two hundred years
    or
    so.

  12. BAGHLANI says:
    January 1, 2019 at 11:58 pm

    *IT IS NOT
    GOING
    TO
    FLY
    ANYMORE- WISE UP
    MAN !
    ******
    ******
    *RESPECT YOURSELF
    AND
    ALL
    THE OTHERS
    ON
    THIS
    I NCREASLY
    CONNECTED AND CONFINED
    GLOBAL
    VILLAGE !!!!!

  13. BAGHLANI says:
    January 2, 2019 at 12:02 am

    Meant
    to
    say :
    ***
    “INCREASINGLY” .

  14. BAGHLANI says:
    January 2, 2019 at 3:27 pm

    *Think about it :
    ===
    ==
    =
    *YOU
    ALBINO PIG !
    *

  15. BAGHLANI says:
    January 2, 2019 at 3:31 pm

    If you have sny trace
    of
    manhood
    in your ugly
    soul; then, you would never insult
    “Great Afghanistan”
    again- you are
    truly
    a
    son
    of
    a
    FILTHY
    *PIG !

  16. BAGHLANI says:
    January 2, 2019 at 3:41 pm

    Hey; you regarding !
    ============••••
    ==
    =
    Harry Callahan; was suppose
    to
    be dead since 1999- YOU
    COWARDS STILL
    SPITTING
    A
    FAKE NAME !

  17. BAGHLANI says:
    January 2, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    YOU RATS
    ARE ALL
    ========
    *FLAKY
    MENTAL CASES !

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