“We don't have any relationship with the Taliban, ... We didn't recognize the Taliban.”
Tariq Aziz
“The secretary made quite clear that the relationship with the Taliban was a matter of great importance to the United States.”
Richard Boucher
“The UAE was one of three nations in the world that recognized the Taliban.”
Claire McCaskill
“The secretary made quite clear that the relationship with the Taliban was a matter of great importance to the United States,”
“Which is more important in world history: The Taliban or the fall of the Soviet Empire? A few over-exited Islamists or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the Cold War?”
Zbignew Brzezinski
“I visited the Taliban embassy this morning and, while they did not come out and say 'yes they're in Kandahar,' they led me to believe that's where they were,”
John Mercer
“They've gone in with a steam roller in an area which is extremely pro-Taliban and pro-al Qaeda.”
Ahmed Rashid
