Essay: Bolster the Taliban regime to keep Islamic State and famine at bay—or isolate it to counter rights abuses and terrorism? yarotrof examines a new dilemma in Afghanistan
In January 2008, Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen stormed Kabul’s luxury Serena Hotel. Six people were killed, including a Norwegian reporter and an American citizen. The Federal Bureau of Investigation offered a $10 million bounty for the Taliban’s deputy leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani, who it believes orchestrated the attack.
In September 2021, two weeks after the last American troops left Afghanistan, Mr. Haqqani’s brother Anas—a former inmate of the notorious Bagram detention facility—came to the Serena Hotel for a chat with a handful of Western reporters. We were his friends, he told us with an amiable smile, and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan desired good relations with all nations, including the U.S.
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