The Taliban

The Afghan Taliban offered to free a British woman aid worker in exchange for the release of al Qaeda operative Aafia Siddiqui, who was sentenced to 86 years in prison by a US court. General Petraeus said senior Taliban leaders are interested in reconciliation with the Afghan government.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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