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THREAD: 1/ I got a classified briefing today on the agreement with the Taliban. I have been a supporter of negotiations with the Taliban, but the more I learn, the more concerned I become that Trump got fleeced.
2/ The Taliban's security guarantees are so vague as to be effectively void. It's not clear how we will track whether they are indeed renouncing terrorist groups.
3/ The agreement leaves the Afghan government out to dry by scheduling withdrawal before a Taliban/Afghan gov deal. Our military leverage could have been used to help the Afghans secure concessions from the Taliban - on protections for rights of women and children, for instance.
4/ And our negotiators' race to get a deal (against Trump's desire to announce a unconditional withdrawal) took focus off the Afghan election crisis. Now, there are two men claiming to be running the country, a new disaster.
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