Taliban threatens Paris strike

Taliban threatens Paris strike

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents rejected an offer of talks from Kabul on Monday and threatened for the first time to strike a target in the West, suggesting many years of violent conflict to come.

The United States also shot down the Afghan government proposal and said it wouldn't support such an initiative — worsening the strain in U.S.-Afghan relations. The major beneficiary of the dispute appears to be the Taliban, which said it wouldn't come to the negotiating table until all foreign troops left Afghanistan

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taliban has been a resurgent force in Afghanistan of late. However their threat to strike Paris has to be taken serously because Taliban and Al Qaeda are hand in glove.

It isnt surprising that Taliban rejected the talks offer inspite of assurances of a safe passage for their leaders, because the US govt had not agreed to it.

US troops stationed in Afghanistan could have captured the Taliban leaders

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