US winning in Afghanistan - Panetta

[Captain1]

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@Lex_Luthor

US, Taliban talks reach turning point

U.S. officials have met with Tayeb Agha, who was a secretary to Mullah Omar, and they have held one meeting arranged by Pakistan with Ibrahim Haqqani, a brother of the Haqqani network’s founder. They have not shut the door to further meetings with the Haqqani group, which is blamed for a brazen attack this fall on the U.S. embassy in Kabul.
http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/International/19-Dec-2011/US-Taliban-talks-reach-turning-point

If Pakistan boycotted Bonn conference, why did they facilitate such meeting?

[mo293]

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@Lex_Luthor

US, Taliban talks reach turning point

U.S. officials have met with Tayeb Agha, who was a secretary to Mullah Omar, and they have held one meeting arranged by Pakistan with Ibrahim Haqqani, a brother of the Haqqani network’s founder. They have not shut the door to further meetings with the Haqqani group, which is blamed for a brazen attack this fall on the U.S. embassy in Kabul.
http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/International/19-Dec-2011/US-Taliban-talks-reach-turning-point

hehe US victory written all over…yet AGAIN…

[BindazChakkar]

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If Pakistan boycotted Bonn conference, why did they facilitate such meeting?

good question. two possibilities:

• Pak arranged the meeting before their decision to miss Bonn, so the rest just continued with the agenda
• Pak continues to work with the US in certain matters and not others

[CM]

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Pakistan didn't. Not even the Afghan government is involved in this rounds of negotiations or dialogues. Just goes to prove we do not control the Taliban.

[CENTCOM]

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We seem to conveniently forget why The United States entered this war on terror in Afghanistan. Was Afghanistan not a sanctuary for terrorists, who have been bent on destroying peace all over the world and killing innocents without provocation? Would you not agree that the terrorists’ hold is broken and that most Afghans have tasted freedom today? Children are free to go to schools; men and woman are free to go to market place without the fear of Taliban goons harassing them. The Afghan security forces are trained and continue to take over more and more security responsibility for their country. On the whole, is Afghanistan not better today than it was 10 years ago under Taliban rule? If this is not a sign of progress and success, then what is?

What Secretary Panetta said is not untrue. He is right to say that by the time we leave, Afghanistan will be free of Taliban menace and Al-Qaeda will not be able to find safe havens there. Do you not agree that a terrorist-free region is in Pakistan’s interest as well?

Maj David Nevers
DET-United States Central Command
www.centcom.mil/ur

[rommel]

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@CENTCOM

We seem to conveniently forget why The United States entered this war on terror in Afghanistan. Was Afghanistan not a sanctuary for terrorists, who have been bent on destroying peace all over the world and killing innocents without provocation? Would you not agree that the terrorists’ hold is broken and that most Afghans have tasted freedom today? Children are free to go to schools; men and woman are free to go to market place without the fear of Taliban goons harassing them. The Afghan security forces are trained and continue to take over more and more security responsibility for their country. On the whole, is Afghanistan not better today than it was 10 years ago under Taliban rule? If this is not a sign of progress and success, then what is?

What Secretary Panetta said is not untrue. He is right to say that by the time we leave, Afghanistan will be free of Taliban menace and Al-Qaeda will not be able to find safe havens there. Do you not agree that a terrorist-free region is in Pakistan’s interest as well?

Maj David Nevers
DET-United States Central Command
www.centcom.mil/ur

hey GI joe

whats with the bombs you been planting in afghanistan you trying to set of sectarian war now? run out of ideas have you?

don’t worry afghanistan never had sectarian problem before they see though your bogus desperate attempt to start one.

you fail on so many fronts where do we start, begging the taliban, haqqani and others to stop fighting you i guess you call that a victory haha.

I have this question 10 years and you still have no support in afganistan nobody wants you.

[Ali_Syed]

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The Afghan security forces are trained and continue to take over more and more security responsibility for their country. On the whole, is Afghanistan not better today than it was 10 years ago under Taliban rule? If this is not a sign of progress and success, then what is?

What Secretary Panetta said is not untrue. He is right to say that by the time we leave, Afghanistan will be free of Taliban menace and Al-Qaeda will not be able to find safe havens there. Do you not agree that a terrorist-free region is in Pakistan’s interest as well?

Maj David Nevers DET-United States Central Command www.centcom.mil/ur

I agree with your post, Afghanistan is much better off without the taleban. Can you please answer one of my question, what is the negotiation with the taleban all about? You guys have beaten them right? now you want to talk to them? Strange logic, and to end the war the Americans are even willing to give taleban a slice of afghan government. Twisted logic which only the Americans can understand.

[Ali_Syed]

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After fighting taleban for 10 years spending trillions of dollars joe Biden American vice president says that taleban are not American enemies.

Reference foxnews website.

[BindazChakkar]

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Pakistan didn't. Not even the Afghan government is involved in this rounds of negotiations or dialogues. Just goes to prove we do not control the Taliban.

in that case is it the other way around and Taleban is controlling Pak establishment? the nexxus is clearly there and has been acknowledged. Who controls who is the question.

[Zhenghe]

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@Ali_Syed

After fighting taleban for 10 years spending trillions of dollars joe Biden American vice president says that taleban are not American enemies.

10 years of losing and managing to be in control of one tent in central kabul the americans are now winning you have to clap Leon Panetta he has wild imagination lol.

They begging afghan resistance at conference to stop beating them but according to panetta they winning hehehe

[Captain1]

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We seem to conveniently forget why The United States entered this war on terror in Afghanistan. Was Afghanistan not a sanctuary for terrorists, who have been bent on destroying peace all over the world and killing innocents without provocation? Would you not agree that the terrorists’ hold is broken and that most Afghans have tasted freedom today? Children are free to go to schools; men and woman are free to go to market place without the fear of Taliban goons harassing them.

No, it was your arrogance to attack Afghanistan, Taliban had offered to handover AlQaeda/Osama to third/neutral party for trial.

The Afghan security forces are trained and continue to take over more and more security responsibility for their country. On the whole, is Afghanistan not better today than it was 10 years ago under Taliban rule? If this is not a sign of progress and success, then what is?

Then why do you want to negotiate with Taliban to bring them back in power?