For two years they negotiated with United States and they secured the so-
called Doha Agreement. But if you say, “How are we going to negotiate with
them now?”, we are not retreating from negotiations because war is
tragedy; it is better than to use bombs, bullets, guns and violence.
LARA LOGAN: What is the relationship between the Taliban and Al Qaeda?
AMRULLAH SALEH: they were supposed to sever and cut their ties with
Al Qaeda.
LARA LOGAN: But they haven’t.
AMRULLAH SALEH: Ideologically, the difference between ISIS, Al-Qaeda
and the Taliban is the difference between the taste of Coke and Pepsi. If
you remove the labels, can you say which one is Coke and which one is
Pepsi?
LARA LOGAN: How do you deal with that? Do you have to deal with them
as one?
AMRULLAH SALEH: In Afghanistan,we deal with them as one, absolutely,
because, when we capture an ISIS person, within minutes of interrogation,
we find out that, you know, last month, he was Taliban, two years ago, he
was Al Qaeda, now he is ISIS, because the- -the foundation is the same
LARA LOGAN: You said to me once, “If the light goes out in America, it
goes out everywhere.”
AMRULLAH SALEH: America is a respected country; it says what it
means and it does what it says. If, God forbid, it says one thing and does
another; we don’t want America to slide. We want America to remain a
great power, because it stands for values, principles. This is a generous
nation. You see compassion here. They share their wealth, food,
knowledge. It’s open. They embrace you. You see humanity, pluralism.
You don’t see much arrogance when it comes to human to human
relationships. And if you imagine and visualize the day when this is gone,
who will replace it? That is why America remaining a superpower - from a
human perspective - it is truly in the interest of humanity.
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