Obama administration considers turning Taliban detainees over to Afghanistan

kwflatbed · Jun 30, 2012

The Obama administration is considering a new gambit to restart peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan that would send several Taliban detainees from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a prison in Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan officials told The Associated Press.
Under the proposal, some Taliban fighters or affiliates captured in the early days of the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and later sent to Guantanamo under the label of enemy combatants would be transferred out of full U.S. control but not released. It's a leap of faith on the U.S. side that the men will not become threats to U.S. forces once back on Afghan soil. But it is meant to show more moderate elements of the Taliban insurgency that the U.S. is still interested in cutting a deal for peace.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others have said that while negotiations with the Taliban are distasteful, they are the best way to settle the prolonged war.

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Meat Eater · Jun 30, 2012

The Obama plan is to give them large air planes so they can fly home by themselves. They have to make a pinkie promise to fly home without crashing the planes into anything before they're given the planes.

Guest · Jun 30, 2012

Another brilliant idea just like operation Fast and Furious. This administration is truely run by genius.

Harley387 · Jun 30, 2012

This is probably just his way of covering up the fact that he made promises to his Muslim brothers in exchange for campaign donations.

Obama administration considers turning Taliban detainees over to Afghanistan

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