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April 10, 2012

Releasing Taliban Prisoners Misguided

Institute for the Study of War, Institute for the Study of War

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In an effort to bring the war in Afghanistan to a swift conclusion, the Obama administration is trying to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table. In late 2011, the Taliban expressed a willingness to engage in preliminary talks with the U.S. in exchange for the release of Taliban officials detained at Guantanamo Bay. To facilitate this, the Taliban struck a deal to open a political office in Qatar in early 2012.

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