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    3 senior Haqqani Network leaders to be freed in prisoner exchange

    The Afghan government plans to free three senior Haqqani Network leaders, including a brother and an uncle of deputy Taliban emir Sirajuddin Haqqani, in exchange for an American and an Australian professor who were kidnapped in 2016. The release of the three senior Haqqani leaders will provide a boost to the Taliban’s leadership, but likely will do little to further derail the moribund negotiations between the US and the Taliban.
    Another post-Bolton move? A kidnapped Australian and American professors? Kidnapped 3 years ago?

    In exchange, the Afghan government will free Haji Malik Khan, Siraj’s uncle and a top leader in the network; Anas Haqqani, Siraj’s brother and a propagandist and ambassador; and Qari Abdul Rasheed Omari, the group’s military commander for southeastern Afghanistan.The US is likely pressuring Afghanistan to complete the swap in the hopes of a positive development in the negotiations, if history is any guide, it won’t have a positive effect. The Taliban has been clear in that past that prisoner exchanges are conducted merely to release their jailed comrades, and that it does not link such exchanges to peace talks.
    Like the previous high-profile prisoner swap, the Taliban is likely to portray this exchange as a key victory. In addition to the propaganda win, the three leaders will also provide a boost to the Taliban’s leadership.
    Before their capture, all three played key rolls within the group:
    We do negotiate for hostages no matter who is President. President Obama dropped ransom cash into Tehran to get hostages released, President Trump here does a prisoner swap. That link goes on to explain who the 3 prisoners were who were released in exchange for 2 professors.

    https://www.longwarjournal.org/archi...r-exchange.php
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    Let’s help our people.
    I am tired of everyone fighting with each other. This is all by design.

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    Quote Originally Posted by texan View Post
    Let’s help our people.
    Okay....lets put out Bounty Hunters, Hunter/Seekers.

    Negotiating with Terrorists isn't the way to go about helping our people. Nor is negotiating with an enemy.
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    So when those on the Right don't support something that Trump does. Its funny how our resident illiberals aren't around to notice that. I wonder why that is.


    Oh that's Right they think all on the Right worship Trump as a God. Well the only ones that claim the left has intelligence. Is themselves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    Okay....lets put out Bounty Hunters, Hunter/Seekers.

    Negotiating with Terrorists isn't the way to go about helping our people. Nor is negotiating with an enemy.
    First of all, if it were your kid you wouldn’t say that and you know it. Excellent tough talk from the cheap seats.

    Secondly, I doubt we have all the actual details.

    Thirdly, if you expect us to jump on that wagon when someone got their father back I am not. Obviously it is s touchy situation and I get your points.
    I am tired of everyone fighting with each other. This is all by design.

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    Quote Originally Posted by texan View Post
    First of all, if it were your kid you wouldn’t say that and you know it. Excellent tough talk from the cheap seats.

    Secondly, I doubt we have all the actual details.

    Thirdly, if you expect us to jump on that wagon when someone got their father back I am not. Obviously it is s touchy situation and I get your points.
    Nothing wrong for the US to send out Hunter seeker teams. With or without Afghanistans approval. Nor Bounty Hunters. Nor Mercs. We released 3 of their leaders and relatives of the Emir we have been having trouble with. We lost leverage and set a very bad precedent negotiating with Terrorists. The Taliban is not an Official Army. Trump should have said no. Release them or I bomb you back to the stone age.

    If it was my kid, I would be on a plane to Mambi Pambi land and I wouldn't be there to take notes. Nor negotiate. Of course the US would stop one with Military experience from even going. That being said, more than likely I would end up getting killed. But not after I wiped out a few Taliban villages and a whole slew of their people. Wherein it would create a major incident. One thing is for certain, after I was done the Taliban would understand what it is to be gangstered. Then need to cry to the US about puleeeze don't let your people take matters into their own hands.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    Nothing wrong for the US to send out Hunter seeker teams. If it was my kid, I would be on a plane to Mambi Pambi land and I wouldn't be there to take notes. Nor negotiate. Of course the US would stop one with Military experience from even going. That being said, more than likely I would end up getting killed. But not after I wiped out a few Taliban villages and a whole slew of their people. Wherein it would create a major incident. One thing is for certain, after I was done the Taliban would understand what it is to be gangstered. Then need to cry to the US about puleeeze don't let your people take matters into their own hands.
    .....famous last words.....(lol)

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    Quote Originally Posted by PJL View Post
    .....famous last words.....(lol)
    Been there done that. When will it be your turn. LMAO
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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    Been there done that. When will it be your turn. LMAO
    Rambo 6 - 'Last Woop Arse' .

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    Quote Originally Posted by PJL View Post
    Rambo 6 - 'Last Woop Arse' .
    Ah a Hollywood actor huh. So they do let you watch American Movies. Now why isn't that surprising. I'll bet you think Jason Bourne is real and Superman too. LOL
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