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The Taliban Peace Deal Might Have Been Had Many Years and Thousands of Lives Ago

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There were three critical moments when the Taliban, out of weakness, were ready to cut a deal. But the United States, out of hubris, didn't want to hear about it.

Spencer Ackerman
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