The USG has designated the Haqqani Network as a terrorist organization. It has not done so for the broader Afghan Taliban. So, according to its own criteria, the USG is now formally negotiating with a member of a terrorist group.https://twitter.com/MujMash/status/1203280349343748096 …
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Absolutely, I agree completely. The USG’s listing process on the whole is highly political. I think most recently here of the circumstances surrounding the designation of the BLA.
Absolutely. And to your point, I do wonder how they'll get around that long term...
