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Why Does the Taliban Reportedly Want a U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Afghanistan?
PJ Media ^ | 28 Aug 2021 | Stacey Matthews

Posted on 08/28/2021 2:52:33 PM PDT by Rummyfan

American Military News reports U.S. officials are weighing the possibility of reopening the evacuated embassy in Kabul. According to those familiar with the discussions who spoke to The Washington Post, the request comes from the Taliban. You may recall the U.S. reportedly asked the Taliban to spare the U.S. Embassy earlier this month as its army invaded the Afghan capital and overthrew the sitting government. That was a great look.

At the time, the State Department put out a statement that said, “We are withdrawing our forces from Afghanistan, but we are not withdrawing from Afghanistan. Although U.S. troops will depart, the United States will maintain our robust diplomatic engagement with Afghanistan.” Since then, some members of the administration have blamed the fact we are dealing with the Taliban at all on the Trump administration.

On Friday, when asked about the nature of the U.S. relationship with the Taliban, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, “As I just said in response to Phil’s question, this is not a preferred relationship. Or a situation that we would have designed if we started from scratch.” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby also refused to rule out Taliban involvement in the attack on the Kabul airport that killed 13 American soldiers.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; california; nancypelosi; waronterror
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I would go a step further. A soon as the last flight leaves Kabul, that embassy would be reduced to rubble.
1 posted on 08/28/2021 2:52:33 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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“As I just said in response to Phil’s question, this is not a preferred relationship. Or a situation that we would have designed if we started from scratch.”

But you did design it Jen!

2 posted on 08/28/2021 2:53:32 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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They heard about Hunter’s art and what an avenue to be able to buy it.


3 posted on 08/28/2021 2:53:47 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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To: Rummyfan

Will scumbag Biden and laughing Kamala show up when the 13 caskets arrive and lie just like Hillary did.

Benghazi dad: Clinton stood by my son’s casket and lied
Benghazi Victim’s Dad: Clinton Stood ‘In Front of My Son’s Flag-Draped Casket and Lied to the American People’

By Michael W. Chapman | August 8, 2016 | 2:17pm EDT

Charles Woods, father of former Navy
SEAL Tyrone Woods who was
murdered in Benghazi, Libya on
Sept. 11, 2012. (FBN screenshot)
Charles Woods, the father of Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods who was murdered during the 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, said that then-Secretary Hillary Clinton lied to him about an anti-Muslim video being the cause of the attack and also “stood in front of my son’s flag-draped casket and lied to the American people.

https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/benghazi-victims-dad-clinton-stood-front-my-sons-flag-draped-casket-and-lied

https://youtu.be/hG_3j14cE-w


4 posted on 08/28/2021 2:55:49 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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Cover for the atrocities that are about to take place.


5 posted on 08/28/2021 2:56:30 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (FI miss out mean tweeting, man spreading, room owning President…)
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They need a way to funnel money to the moslem enemy.


6 posted on 08/28/2021 2:57:45 PM PDT by DesertRhino (A coup government may not claim the protection of the same constitution it overthrew. )
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To have a low coefficient of drag for the flow of BiXiden Buck$ [10% for The Big Guy...].


7 posted on 08/28/2021 2:58:38 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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The Taliban wants allies opposed to the interests of the United States. They would have a hard time finding a better one than our State Department.
8 posted on 08/28/2021 2:59:07 PM PDT by KarlInOhio ("Anti-fascist" is from the official name of the Berlin Wall: Anti-fascist Protection Barrier.)
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Who would they get stupid enough to want to serve in the embassy there?


9 posted on 08/28/2021 3:02:59 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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And how about a Taliban embassy in DC?


10 posted on 08/28/2021 3:03:26 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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“American Military News reports U.S. officials are weighing the possibility of reopening the evacuated embassy in Kabul.”

The Taliban will use the U.S. embassy’s rainbow flag for target practice.


11 posted on 08/28/2021 3:03:39 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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U.S. officials are weighing the possibility<4>What say?
12 posted on 08/28/2021 3:03:47 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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Why does the Taliban want a U.S. diplomatic presence in Afghanistan? I’ll take a guess at that.

Those folks would make for easy-access hostages should the need arise. In the meantime they’d help facilitate “humanitarian aid” to Afghanistan.

Oh, and a US embassy would be a great place to send restless Afghanis. They could work off steam by yelling at The Great Satan.

It’s a no-lose proposition as far as the Taliban is concerned.


13 posted on 08/28/2021 3:05:08 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have alrseady previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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Maybe that’s where they’ll pick up their paychecks.


14 posted on 08/28/2021 3:05:22 PM PDT by FLNittany
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Somebody has to train those goat-romancers how to fly the Blackhawks, and dopey Joe is more than willing to rubber stamp more pallets of cash and CIA pilots to do so.


15 posted on 08/28/2021 3:08:13 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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B.S.

No they don’t.

This is u.s. media smoke and mirrors to pivot and deflect attention from the flat out complicity and treason.


16 posted on 08/28/2021 3:08:23 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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A diplomatic presence is recognition of the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Very simple.


17 posted on 08/28/2021 3:08:39 PM PDT by kabar
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If they have an US embassy, we can’t bomb the hell out of Kabul. That should have been half our response after 9/11. That would have been after the Bin-Laden compound +25000lb bombing. Then send the message that we will return if things don’t change. I could care less who is in charge. Just keep it in your pants.


18 posted on 08/28/2021 3:10:57 PM PDT by Starstruck ( Since I'm old I don't whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both.)
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How else would they get US foreign aid without an embassy?


19 posted on 08/28/2021 3:11:05 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Criminal democrats kill babies. Do you think anything else is a problem for them?”)
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So their interior designers recommended Hunter’s art for the walls in the embassy?


20 posted on 08/28/2021 3:11:30 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Criminal democrats kill babies. Do you think anything else is a problem for them?”)
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