The secret talks between Taliban and Afghan leaders to end the war appeared to be showing promise, because of a certain insurgent leader at one end of the table: Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, one of the most senior commanders in the Taliban movement. But wait -- "It's not him," said a Western diplomat in Kabul intimately involved in the discussions. "And we gave him a lot of money." |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.